US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The Continental Army and the Congress
A detailed description of the events in and around the formation and support of The Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Early America
[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...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: William Blackstone (1723 1780)
A thorough biography of Sir William Blackstone. Blackstone is a recognized lawyer born in England and played an integral part of the development of the common law legal system in the United States during the Revolutionary War, and the...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids History: Paul Revere
Kids learn about Paul Revere's ride of warning and how this was a major event in the American Revolutionary War.
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.
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.
Black Past
Black Past: Forten, James (1766 1842)
An encyclopedia article about James Forten, a free black man, who fought in the Revolutionary War, and later became a supporter of abolition and suffrage.
Black Past
Black Past: Brace, Jeffrey (1742? 1827)
Read about the slave, Jeffrey Brace, who enlisted in the Continental Army. Find out what happened to him and his family after the Revolutionary War.
Black Past
Black Past: Whipple, Prince
This encyclopedia article, although brief, gives good information about Prince Whipple, a slave who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Nathanael Green (1742 1786)
General Nathanael Greene was commander of the Southern Department of the Continental army and a respected leader that helped America win the Revolutionary War. Here you can read about his early life, military career, the Southern...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Within These Walls
Two hundred years' worth of American history all in one house. Learn what a close examination of a single-family dwelling can tell us about what life was like during five different periods of American history: the colonial era, the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Teaching Math & Science in Age of Sputnik
Why did the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik throw the fields of mathematics and science into tremendous demand in the United States? Find the many ways this revolutionary event impacted children from the 1950s to become the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Contested Territories
This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Declaration of Independence
The Independence Hall Association provides an online image of the original document of the Declaration of Independence.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Welcome to Valley Forge
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.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Margaret Cochran Corbin
A hero of the American Revolution, Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Philadelphia Campaign the Battle of Brandywine
A excellent and detailed depiction of the first battle of Philadelphia Campaign of 1777, with related links.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Revolutionary War: Portraits: James Hull
The National Park Service has posted portraits of people that lived in the the early history of the English colonies, including General William Hull. Here you will find a description of the history of his portrait as well as a brief...
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Battles of the Revolution (Part 1)
From 1775-1777 discover the early battles of the American Revolution. Find photos and details of each of the significant battles.
Other
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...
Read Works
Read Works: The British Are Coming!
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives a historical fiction depiction of a family's perspective of the Revolutionary War. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential...
Other
New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources: Major General John Stark
Major General John Stark, one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War, is featured with a concise biography.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Formation of a National Government
This site from the American Revolution Project discusses the state of the union at the end of the Revolutionary War and how the events of the time led to the failure of the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Emergence of Colonial Government
Detailed essay which shows how colonial self-government developed prior to the Revolutionary War.