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Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Battle of Bunker Hill
Explore the Battle of Bunker Hill a major battle of the American Revolutionary War on this site.
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Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Battle of Bunker Hill
Learn about this Revolutionary War battle that took place June 17, 1775, between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America that ended in a victory for the British.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Scene of the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775
A plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) showing the Charles and Mystic rivers, the city of Charlestown, Breed's Hill, Bunker Hill, Morton's Hill, Charlestown Neck, the landing point of the British, the rail fence, and the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775
A plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) on the Charlestown peninsula in Boston Harbor (June 17, 1775), showing the American and British positions, the breastworks and redoubt built by the Americans, the artillery positions of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Plan of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775
A plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill on the Charlestown peninsula of Boston Harbor on June 17, 1775. The map shows the American and British troop positions, the fortification on Breed's Hill, the reinforcement landing of the British, and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: British Fort on Bunker Hill, 1775
A plan of the British fort on Bunker Hill. The map is keyed to show: (a) two temporary magazines; (b) barracks; (c) guard-houses; (d) magazine; (e) advanced ditch; and (h) bastions. "This was a well-built redoubt. The parapet was from...
Black Past
Black Past: Salem, Peter (Ca. 1750 1816)
An encyclopedia entry telling about Peter Salem, a slave who fought in the Revolutionary War and reportedly fired the shot that killed Major Pitcairn at Bunker Hill.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society: The Battle of Bunker Hill: Biographies Mercy Otis Warren
These biographies includes a very short bio on Warren (1748-1814 CE), a spirited female author who published a three-volume history of the American Revolution.
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National Park Service: Now We Are at War
A good look at the impact of geography in regard to the Battle of Bunker/Breed's Hill. Site offers a great lesson plan put together by a Park Ranger from the battleground park.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Action on Breed's Hill, 1775
A detail map of the Charlestown peninsula in Boston Harbor, showing the American and British positions at the Battle of Bunker Hill (actually Breed's Hill), June 17, 1775. The map shows the breastworks and redoubt built by the Americans,...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: American Independence
Part of Fordham University's Internet Modern History Sourcebook, this site gives historical background and extensive web resources on American Independence.
University of Michigan
Making of America: Illustrated Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes
A complete, searchable text of "Illustrated Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes," which was illustrated by George Randolph Barse and others.
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Oxford Aasc: African Americans in the Revoluionary War
A great display of paintings along with commentary about ten African Americans who were involved in the Revolutionary War era.
Digital History
Digital History: The Revolutionary War
An overview of the military encounters in the Revolutionary War. Read about the lows and highs of the Continental Army, and the eventual defeat of the British.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Lexington [Pdf]
"Lexington" is a one page, historical fiction, reading passage about soldiers fighting in the Revolutionary War. A soldier describes the feeling of being an American. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...
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Founding Fathers
Find information about the founding fathers and what they accomplished. Presents the Federalist Papers, The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and The U.S. Constitution. Also includes images, quotes, a history of the...
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Biographies: Thomas Paine
Detailed biography of the American revolutionary writer and thinker Thomas Paine. Includes discussion of the influence of his writing on international affairs.
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Boston Tea Party Historical Society Timeline
Learn about the historic events that preceded the Boston Tea Party and ultimately led to this famous protest.
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Boston Women's Heritage Trail: Sarah Josepha Hale
Although few know her name today, Sarah Josepha Hale was one of the most influential women in nineteenth century America. She used her position as editor of Godey's Lady's Book to effect a wide range of social changes, including the...
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Richards Free Library: Sarah Josepha Hale 1788 1879
Newport, New Hampshire pays homage to one of its own with this biography of Sarah Josepha Hale. Read about how Hale became a magazine editor, a novelist and poet, and one of the most determined and influential people in American society,...
Black Past
Black Past: Poor, Salem (1747 1780)
Read this encyclopedia entry that recounts the participation of Salem Poor, a freed black man, who served in the Revolutionary War.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Winning the American Revolution
An unconventional, myth-busting history of the American Revolution from the Declaration of Independence to victory and the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
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