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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: Regimental Uniform Coat

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of the regimental uniform coat of an officer in the Continental Army. Includes a description of this particular coat and gives information about where the uniforms were manufactured.
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Other

Schiller Institute: George Rogers Clark Captures Vincennes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an account of George Rogers Clark's campaign to capture Vincennes. Find out about the places he captured on his way to Vincennes, and the surrender of Col. Henry Hamilton.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Soldiers: Making of African American Identity: 1500 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs of and letters from black soldiers-both enslaved and free-from the late-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries that examine military experience for African Americans.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Historians on the Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the understanding of the causes of American Revolution has been portrayed over years by reading excerpts from writings of 19th and 20th century historians. The suggested student exercises are excellent and ask students to use...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: George Washington's Uniform

For Students 9th - 10th
View a photo and read a brief description of George Washington's uniform. Also includes an explanation of Washington's attention to the symbol of the uniform. Displayed in the National Museum of American History.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: All American Girl

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan on Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and other women writers is designed to "enhance the Social Studies curriculum for fourth and fifth graders by providing information on the roles that women had during three areas in...
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Activity
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: The Philadelphia Campaign Brandywine

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the people and events surrounding the Battle of Brandywine in this detailed account of Pennsylvania history. Included in this site are links to audio and pictorial images of this era.
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Article
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: American Revolution: Patriotism/quaker Loyalism in a Pennsylvania Family

For Students 9th - 10th
National Humanities Center provides an essay based on the correspondence of a Quaker Family in colonial Pennsylvania.
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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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eBook
Other

The Baldwin Project: "American History Stories, Volume Ii": Daughters of Liberty

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Baldwin Project is a site which presents books from the past on the internet. This excerpt from American History Stories, Volume II by Mara L. Pratt provides a description of the Daughters of Liberty from a different point of view.
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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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Website
University of New Brunswick (Canada)

Loyalist Collection at the University of New Brunswick

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of New Brunswick's Harriet Irving Library has a website devoted to Loyalist resources. This website will be useful to students who want depictions of military uniforms and a bibliographic list of resources. Serious...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Esther Forbes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site features links to lesson plans, information, activities and more for the book "Johnny Tremain." Discover more about the author Esther Forbes when you visit this site.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: British Lt. Gov. Henry Hamilton Surrendered

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief description of the surrender of Lieutenant Henry Hamilton at Fort Sackville, Indiana. Includes a photo of the George Roger Clark statue and the actual articles of surrender from Henry Hamilton to George Roger Clark.
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Article
Other

As I Please: Unfurling the Flags of John Paul Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on John Paul Jones and a history of the American flags he flew on his ships. The essay was written shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.
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Website
Other

American Antiquarian Society: Exhibitions: A Woman's Work Is Never Done

For Students 9th - 10th
Images with accompanying narration on women's work from before the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution. Exhibit describes the domestic work that women did and continue to perform and also provides information on women...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life of George Washington (1732-1799 CE) through this site.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Whiskey Rebellion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Whiskey Rebellion was an early challenge to the new United States government. Read about the importance of whiskey in the back country and the need for the United States to find sources of revenues. This is a story of east vs. west,...
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Article
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Cambodia 1978

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal accounts by Francois Ponchard about the reign of Khmer Rounge genocide of his own people in Cambodia.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Franco American Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
In France, enthusiasm for the American cause was high: the French intellectual world was itself in revolt against feudalism and privilege. However, the Crown lent its support to the colonies for geopolitical rather than ideological...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The American Revolution in Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay describing the unique ways in which the American Revolution played out in Pennsylvania.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Challenges Facing the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The new United States had no blueprint to follow in establishing a new democratic government. Read about the challenges facing the new nation, and how it dealt with ways to make the government work.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, learners will consider "What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

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