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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Early America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Revolution and Early America unit covers the standard eighteenth century topics that would appear in any textbook. These lessons, however, will push students to dig deeper as they read the documents...
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Other

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: 5 Issues at the Constitutional Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
There were 5 main issues that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention argued and debated: Slavery, Representation, State v. Federal Powers, Commerce, and Executive Powers. Analyze these issues by reading the following summaries,...
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Loyalists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[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...
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Unit Plan
Teachnology

Teachnology: American Revolution Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Enhance classroom learning about the American Revolution by incorporating some of the resources provided in this thorough collection. Teachnology offers worksheets, lesson plans and much more.
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Other

Seacoast Nh: John Paul Jones in Portsmouth

For Students 9th - 10th
Most of us only know him as the brave captain of a sinking ship yelling out, "I have not yet begun to fight!" However, here is a more complete story of the trials and tribulations that John Paul Jones found in the service of his country.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: Fourth of July

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference tool for finding information on the Fourth of July, America's birthday. Provides history of the holiday, videos, maps, and much more.
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Lesson Plan
University of Maryland

Howard County Public School System: Are All Men Created Equal? [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using primary sources and contextualizing, this lesson attempts to answer the question "Did the ideals of the American Revolution affect the condition of enslaved people?"
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Article
Black Past

Black Past: Lafayette, James Armistead (1760 1832)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of James Lafayette reveals that he was a spy during the American Revolution. He fooled the likes of Benedict Arnold and General Cornwallis of Britain!
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Six Important People From Our Nation's History

For Teachers 5th
In this instructional activity, 5th graders examine the lives of six people who were important in early American history. They include Abigail and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington....
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Other

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Be Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Step inside Washington's boots in this first-person interactive leadership experience. Players can choose various well-known scenarios where Washington had to deal with crises.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: France Allied With Colonies (1778)

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site describes the decision for France to aid the colonies and the impact that decision had on the American Revolution.
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Website
Other

Wpi Military Science/ Battle of Saratoga

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides background information on the Battles of Saratoga with timeline of the military tactics employed in preparing for battle.
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Primary
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
The Independence Hall Association provides an online image of the original document of the Declaration of Independence.
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Handout
Other

University of New Hampshire: Library: The Capture of Fort William & Mary

For Students 9th - 10th
The Milne Special Collections presents a comprehensive account of the capture of Fort William & Mary in New Castle, New Hampshire in 1774.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Welcome to Valley Forge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Washington and his men had to endure six months of harsh winter in their encampment at Valley Forge. Use this site to learn about what they had to deal with and who was there.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Shays' Rebellion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Shays' Rebellion.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Margaret Cochran Corbin

For Students 9th - 10th
A hero of the American Revolution, Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension.
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Curated OER

Etc: Theatre of the American Rev War in the South, 1775 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from the Chesapeake Bay south to Savannah, showing major cities and towns, forts, and important battle sites of the period. An inset map details Yorktown, site of the final...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: The Routes of the British Army in the Rev War, 1775 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of three maps showing the routes of the British Army during the Revolutionary War. The upper left map details the Lower Hudson, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, the upper right map details Lake...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Operations in South During the Amer Rev War, 1780 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the southern operations (1780-1781) during the American Revolutionary War. The map shows terrain, rivers, and major battle sites from the northern Virginia line south to St. Augustine, which was at the time a Loyalist...
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier: 1786 1788

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will compare and contrast two documents from the Revolutionary period written by 1) a combined group of Native American tribes and 2) an American territorial governor, Arthur St. Clair. Students will analyze...
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The American Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of 14 Grade-Leveled texts (4-11) on the topic "The American Colonies." What was life like for European settlers in the New World? How did American colonies function before the Revolutionary War? Explore life in the...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Neutrality and the Jay Treaty [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
See why a war between Great Britain and France showed the vulnerablity of the new United States. Should the United States help France, after that country gave so much in the Revolutionary War, and risk the economic and military enmity of...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: South Carolina

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore how South Carolina moved from a "plantation culture" in 1670 to a "growing research center and banking state" today. South Carolina played a major role in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

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