+
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Causes of the American Revolution: Stamp Act Crisis [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders look at what role the Stamp Act played in the lead-up to the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students learn about taxes, study a timeline and maps, participate in a...
+
Website
BBC

Bbc History: British History: Empire: Was the American Revolution Inevitable?

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article that looks at the question of what England could have done to prevent a revolution of the American colonists in 1776. The author believes that there are lessons that one can draw from this series of particular...
+
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Significance of the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Overiview of the Republican ideals emerging in a new nation following the American Revolution.
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native Americans' Role in American Revolution: Choosing Sides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution: Choosing Sides." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
+
Graphic
US National Archives

Nara: Paintings of the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The selected pictures listed are among the audiovisual holdings of the National Archives that relate to the American Revolution. They are photographic copies of works of art. The dates and mediums of the originals and the names of the...
+
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Non Colonists in the American Revolution

For Teachers 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage gives information about the roles of some French, Native Americans, Hessians, and Polish citizens during the American Revolution. A question sheet is available to help students...
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
+
Unknown Type
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the American Revolution.
+
Unknown Type
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).
+
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...
+
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Winning the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An unconventional, myth-busting history of the American Revolution from the Declaration of Independence to victory and the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: After American Revolution: Free African Americans in the North

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "After the American Revolution: Free African Americans in the North." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Voices of the American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Voices of the American Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
+
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Women in the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Women supported the American Revolution by making homespun cloth, working to produce goods and services to help the army, and even serving as spies.
+
Website
Digital History

Digital History: American Revolution: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Revolution included so much more than just the War for Independence. Read about why it was the first modern revolution and discover the principles that the American revolutionaries were fighting for.
+
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Images of the American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration provides a lesson plan on the American Revolution. Content includes excellent historical background, as well as several primary source documents, pictures, and engravings detailing various...
+
Activity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The American Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers will find an assortment of readings to enhance teaching about the revolutionary origins of the American Government.
+
Website
Digital History

Digital History: How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution?

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the American Revolution reflect a change in American society? Read about how political participation increased across the classes, and see how the question of slavery and women's rights became a thorn in the side of those...
+
PPT
Tom Richey

Tom richey.net: Legacies of the American Revolution [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents key ideas for examining the impact of the American Revolution on social class, religious freedom, slavery, the status of women, government, etc.
+
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: John Bull & Uncle Sam Exhibit : American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Library of Congress, a look at "Four Centuries of British-American Relations." This site is about the American Revolution and provides artifacts from that time such as The Stamp Act manuscript, a proof sheet of stamps,...
+
Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: American Revolution and Its Era: Maps & Charts

For Students 9th - 10th
A few maps and some good text on the topography and its importance during both the American Revolution and the French and Indian War.
+
Website
US Department of State

Office of the Historian: 1776 1783: Diplomacy and the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about diplomatic relations between France and the American Colonies during the American Revolution.
+
Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: American Revolution: Unit Files

For Teachers 4th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution.

Other popular searches