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The History Cat

The History Cat: Countdown to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Begins with a description of the British system of mercantilism that was imposed on the American colonies along with the taxes levied through the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. The Americans complained that it was taxation without...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: You Were There!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Comprehensive activity plan for elementary-level students that uses literature to enhance social studies content. Students read a work of historical fiction about the Boston Massacre (My Brother Sam Is Dead by James and Christopher...
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Other

Mission Us: Mission 1: For Crown or Colony?

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Interactive game puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. They encounter both Patriots and Loyalists, and when rising tensions result in the Boston Massacre, they...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Crispus Attucks

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Crispus Attucks, the black man who became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed during the Boston Massacre.
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Interactive
Other

Mission Us: For Crown or Colony?

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Authors provide an interactive way to actually experience history in an on-line game. Become Nat Wheeler as he makes his way to Boston in 1770, a crucial time in history! Find your way around Boston to...
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Paul Revere

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Paul Revere, a political activist and patriot who had roles in the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Crispus Attucks

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of Crispus Attucks, the first martyr of the American Revolution falling during the Boston Massacre.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Crispus Attucks

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Crispus Attucks, an American hero of the Boston Massacre.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Patriots vs Loyalists

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers everything from The Boston Massacre to the Boston Tea Party and even more. It also provides an assessment.
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Website
Other

Boston Tea Party Historical Society: Paul Revere

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn basic facts of Paul Revere's role in the American Revolution including his famous horseback ride in 1775.
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Website
Other

Paul Revere Heritage Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of information about Paul Revere, his role in colonial America and the beginnings of the American Revolution, popular myths about his famous ride, and an interactive map. Read primary source documents, see pictures of...
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Activity
The History Place

The History Place: American Revolution: Prelude to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place offers a timeline of events of the Revolution. It offers information about England's involvement with the United States. Pictures are provided throughout along with links to additional information.
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Website
British Library

British Library: The American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the British Library's On-line Gallery series. This section explores, in comprehensive detail, the American Revolution. The Gallery includes an introduction, a timeline of events and lots of documentary and pictorial evidence....
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Unit Plan
Other

The Road to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site for a 14-day United States History unit on the events leading up to the American Revolution. The point of this unit is to help students form an understanding of events by using multiple primary accounts (teaching...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

National Archives: Prequel to Independence

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will sequence key events leading to the Declaration of Independence by viewing primary source documents.
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Website
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: American Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of Fordham University's Internet Modern History Sourcebook, this site gives historical background and extensive web resources on American Independence.
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Graphic
Other

Oxford Aasc: African Americans in the Revoluionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
A great display of paintings along with commentary about ten African Americans who were involved in the Revolutionary War era.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests," this section of the chapter describes the purpose of the 1767 Townshend Acts and explains why many colonists protested the acts and the consequences of their actions.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Key Events of the Revolutionary War

For Students 3rd - 5th
Put the Revolutionary war events in sequential order in this interactive activity.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Colonization: Introduction to the Revolutionary War

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Townshend Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
The year 1767 brought another series of measures that stirred anew all the elements of discord. Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the exchequer, was called upon to draft a new fiscal program. Intent upon reducing British taxes by...
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PPT
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Goes through the various events that led up to the American Revolution and the actions and responses of the British and the Colonies.
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Handout
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, overweight, and quick-tongued, John Adams hardly fits the model of the typical Founder. But Adams's contributions to American independence and the formation of the United States government were great. Adams penned defenses of...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 3: 1754 1800: The American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource provides video lessons, detailed notes, and practice questions for the AP U.S. History Exam. The years 1754-1800 are covered.

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