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Penguin Books

Gulliver's Travels Teacher's Notes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who are "the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth”? Readers of Gulliver’s Travels will learn the answer, as the journey with Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput,...
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Unit Plan
Massachusetts Historical Society

Mhs: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a detailed overview of the events surrounding the Boston Massacre in 1770 and resulting trial. Includes a list of supporting documents and great resources for teachers.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Revolutionary War in Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a detailed account of how Georgia reacted to the American Revolutionary War and the battles that took place there. Uses popups
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Loyalists During the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Americans today think of the War for Independence as a revolution, but in important respects it was also a civil war. American Loyalists, or "Tories" as their opponents called them, opposed the Revolution, and many took up arms against...
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Other

Gouverneur Morris' Letter to Thomas Penn, 1774

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a letter written by Gouverneur Morris to Thomas Penn which discusses class conflicts present during the American Revolution. There is an extensive commentary on the letter.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Revolutionary War Patriots and Loyalists

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are assigned a prominent man or woman of the American Revolutionary War. The students will write a two-page report, create a poster person, and then present their research to the class in first person.
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Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: The Battle of King's Mountain

For Students 9th - 10th
An exciting account of the stirring events of the battle between Loyalists and Patriot backwoodsmen at the Battle of King's Mountain in October 1780.