Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Adams
(1722-1803) American patriot, governor of Massachusetts.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Unspeakable Perk by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Read the full text of the romantic comedy "The Unspeakable Perk" by Samuel Hopkins Adams about a socially inept scientist who falls in love with a weathly society girl.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Read the collection of short stories by "Average Jones" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The common thread in these stories is Average Jones who helps people determine whether ads are scams.
US Department of the Treasury
U.s. Department of the Treasury: History: Samuel Dexter (1801)
View a portrait and read a profile of Samuel Dexter's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury at this resource.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Boston Patriots
Read about five famous Boston patriots who played a large role in the events prior to the American Revolution and the Revolution itself.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a watershed event in the relations between the American colonists and their mother country. Read about what led up the shooting, the event itself, and its aftermath. Included is a contemporary account of the...
Massachusetts Historical Society
Mhs: Coming of the American Revolution: Boston Massacre
Provides a detailed overview of the events surrounding the Boston Massacre in 1770 and resulting trial. Includes a list of supporting documents and great resources for teachers.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Mhs: Coming of the American Revolution: Committees of Correspondence
Discusses the formation of the committees of correspondence movement starting with the first one in Boston in 1772. Includes supporting primary source documents and great resources for teachers including lesson plans.
The History Place
The History Place: American Revolution: Prelude to Revolution
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.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Watch Fires of '76
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Watch Fires of '76 by Samuel Adams Drake, a nonfiction book for children
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: John Hancock
Forever famous for his outsized signature on the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock was a larger than life figure in other ways as well. Part of the great Boston triumvirate that included Samuel Adams and James Otis, Hancock was a...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Kubla Khan
A poem from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Kubla Khan", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Adam Frank and can access a printable version of this piece.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Boston Tea Party
Gives a historical description of the events that led up to the Boston Tea Party (1773).
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Boston Tea Party: 1773
An interactive slide show about the Boston Tea Party with links to museums and sites related to the Boston Tea Party.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Ratification Process: State by State
The ratification of the Constitution was placed at the hands of the state legislatures. Read about which states supported the ratification, which were opposed, and why. Find out why, even after the requisite number of states had voted...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Committees of Correspondence
See how organization can be a stepping stone to freedom. Read about the actions and the reasons behind those actions of the Committees of Correspondence prior to the Revolutionary War.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: March 5: The Boston Massacre
In a feature titled "Today in History," the Library of Congress explores the Boston Massacre. The events of March 5, 1770 are discussed alongside paintings and engravings from the library's collection.
PBS
Pbs Africans in America: The Boston Massacre
From its series entitled "Africans in America," PBS offers a comprehensive overview of the Boston Massacre from the viewpoint of the poor, the oppressed, and enslaved or free Africans. The article highlights how these individuals were...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Sons of Liberty
Learn about the Sons of Liberty, a secret, underground organization that was founded in Boston by Samuel Adams and John Hancock in July 1765 in opposition to the Stamp Act.
Other
Left Justified: Founding Fathers
Biographical accounts of fifty men who played a wide variety of roles in bringing about America's break with Great Britain, and in the creation of the documents and plans that created the new nation, like the Declaration of Independence,...
Other
Weebly: Muckraker Multi Media: Political Cartoons
Five political cartoons that deal with uncovering unjust activities in various corporations by Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Jane Addams, Samuel Hopkins Adams, and John Spargo.
Other
Boston History and Architecture: Boston Tea Party
Citing the Boston Tea Party has been a rallying cry. Find out what the real reasons were behind the actions of the Sons of Liberty on that night of December 16, 1773. What made the colonists so angry and the reactions of the British lay...
Other
American Revolution: Revere Speaks
AmericanRevolution.org provides a text in which you can read about the famous ride of Paul Revere in his own words.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Hancock Clarke House
This 1737 house was the boyhood home of Revolutionary leader John Hancock, and was where he and Samuel Adams hid from British authorities at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.