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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Deborah Sampson

For Students 9th - 10th
Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces during the American Revolution. She was the only woman to earn a military pension for participation in the Revolutionary army.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Mercy Otis Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of Mercy Otis Warren, a published poet, political playwright, and satirist, as well as the leading female intellectual of the American Revolution.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Second Continental Congress (1775)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of the Second Continental Congress (1775).
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A self-assessment of the philosophy of key figures during the American Revolution (1754-1800).
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: 1750 1900 Enlightenment and Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
We have none from this URL but there are some among embedded videos, although not all. For example, we have the two on Haitian Revolution and some on Napoleon. But I couldn't find those on imperialism.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Interactive Map of the Battle of Trenton

For Students 9th - 10th
Track the action of the American Revolution's Battle of Trent whose events illustrate the life of a Revolutionary War soldier, the tactics used to beat British forces, and the heroics of American leaders like George Washington and James...
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Boston Tea Party

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set allows you to explore the Boston Tea Party through photographs, cartoons, letters, and oral histories. Includes a teaching guide.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Road to Revolution: 1763 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
This set of sources focuses on a selection of events, legislation, and perspectives from both sides during this time period. The documents, images, and artifacts help the student-historian understand the process of going from loyal...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Black Heroes Throughout Us Military History

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the standout soldiers, spies and homefront forces who fought for America, from the Revolution to World War II. During the American Revolution, thousands of Black Americans fought -- on both sides of the conflict. As America's Civil...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the South Helped Win the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
British commanders attempted to reverse their floundering fortunes by launching a campaign in the South. There the British would find not just crops such as tobacco, rice and indigo that were vital to their economy, but stronger Loyalist...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 7: Key Ideas Leading to Independence

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Read and study the sources about key ideas leading to independence. Then use the three sources and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions.
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Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Boston Massacre

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will learn about the Boston Massacre then compare and contrast two artistic images of the Boston Massacre and use their observations to conclude which image portrays the event more accurately.
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Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Revolutionary War Maps

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars will compare two Primary Source maps for Boston and the surrounding area looking at accuracy and detail. Students will decide which side has the advantage then use that information to analyze the advantages of good maps...
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Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Groningen provides a ten page essay on the nature of the American Revolution. Content includes a focus on events which led up to the revolution, and an analysis of the revolution itself.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: French and Indian War's Impact

For Students 3rd - 8th
This elementary-friendly site from the Department of Humanities Computing at the University of Groningen provides information on the French and Indian War. The print is large and the vocabulary is manageable. Contains some awkward...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Why Morristown, Nj ?

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that tells of the importance of Morristown, NJ to Washington and his army as a winter encampment during the Revolutionary War.
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Activity
Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society: The Battle of Bunker Hill: Biographies Mercy Otis Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
These biographies includes a very short bio on Warren (1748-1814 CE), a spirited female author who published a three-volume history of the American Revolution.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Why Should We Care About the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Some provocative questions about whether a revolution was necessary, could it have been averted, and what made it possible for the colonists to defeat a world power.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Philip Winwood

For Students 3rd - 6th
This ebook version of Robert Neilson Stephens's "Philip Winwood" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: The American Revolution: Quiz (1)

For Students 9th - 10th
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers facts pertaining to the American Revolution.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: The American Revolution: Quiz (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and tests your knowledge of events pertaining to the American Revolution.
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PBS

Pbs: Liberty: The Road to Revolution Game

For Students 9th - 10th
An online game where students travel the path of the American Revolutionary War by answering questions about the time period.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: Quiz on the Road to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Seventeen question multiple-choice exercise checks your understanding of the Revolutionary War.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: Matching Quiz on Events Leading to the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Matching exercise is self-scored and checks your understanding of important events of the Revolutionary War.