Curated OER
The Revolution Begins
Eleventh graders investigate the causes of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution activity, 11th graders examine the reasons that the colonists revolted against England as they read an online PowerPoint. Students write...
Curated OER
Building a Nation
Eighth graders identify the main ideas of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. They read and discuss text, read and summarize a section of the Declaration of Independence in small groups, and write a paper on why the colonists felt it...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Learning About Colonial Life
High schoolers use predictions to explore the lifestyle of American colonists. They draw conclusions about the culture of colonial America based on items used in daily life.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Daniel Dulany on Taxes
Contains original text of Daniel Dulany's arguments against the Parliament's right to tax the colonies for revenue.
Yale University
Yale Law School: Resolutions of the Continental Congress, 1765
Contains the primary text of the resolutions against the Stamp Act sent to King George III.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Loyalists
[Free Registration/Login Required] Who were the Loyalists? Why did they oppose independence? In this historical inquiry lesson, students seek answers to these questions by sourcing, contextualizing, and corroborating two documents...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Raid of Deerfield
Discover facts about the raid at Deerfield, Massachusetts. This feature describes the attach of the colony, as well as the ally relationship between the French and Native Americans. Provides three pages of information, as well as an...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Taxing and Representation
Describes why the colonies objected to being taxed directly by Parliament for revenue. Contains quotes by James Otis and Samuel Adams. Explains the significance of the Stamp Act.
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Digital History
Digital History: By What Right [Pdf]
Two opposing philosophies concerning the relationship between government and its citizens were expressed by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the 17th century. Compare these two philosophies and see how they were related to the colonists'...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Boston Tea Party, 1773
This article details information surrounding the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
Other
All the News? American Revolution & Maryland's Press
Explore this collection of digitized historical newspapers and broadsides from the 1760s about pre-Revolutionary topics. Requires Adobe Reader.