Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate in Early Colonial America
Several examples of pots for coffee, tea, and chocolate from the colonial period. Learn how Americans adopted the practice of drinking coffee and tea, and how this practice affected society, daily life, and the decorative art created by...
PublicBookshelf Corporation
The Boston Port Bill
Describes the passing and effects of the Boston Port Bill (also known as the Boston Port Act).
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Historic Maps: Revolutionary Boston: Old South Meeting House
Uncover what happened the night of the Boston Tea Party in 1773 where a large meeting was held in the Old South Meeting House to decide how to handle the duty taxes being put on tea by the British.
Read Works
Read Works: Some Laws Are Intolerable
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the British Acts that lead to the Boston Tea Party and to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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.
Other
Historical Narratives of Early Canada: One Kingdom Divisible
This web page examines Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Tea Party, First Continental Congress, and the Second Continental Congress in 1775, where Canadians were invited to attend. Learn more about the flow of revolution and loyalty on each...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Paul Revere
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Road to the Revolutionary War
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the main events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Discussed are the Stamp Act, the French and Indian War, and the Boston Tea Party. Student assessment items are included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Patriots vs Loyalists
[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.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Intolerable Acts
Find the response by the British Parliament to the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor. So many laws were enacted that the colonists lumped them together and called them the Intolerable Acts.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Countdown to Revolution
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...
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Boycotting Baubles of Britain
A great lesson plan that examines the role consumer boycotts of British goods in colonial America had in the run-up to the Revolutionary War. Find learning objectives, instructional activity activities, and assessment options.
British Library
British Library: The American Revolution
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....
Other
The Road to Revolution
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...
US National Archives
National Archives: Prequel to Independence
Students will sequence key events leading to the Declaration of Independence by viewing primary source documents.
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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McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Study Guide for Johnny Tremain [Pdf]
This twenty-two page study guide provides biographical information on author Esther Forbes, an introduction to "Johnny Tremain," and activities to accompany a reading of this historical novel. Includes pre-reading activities, reading...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Representing the American Revolution, 1768 to 1893
Primary source documents and learning excercises for student exploring the American Revolution. Lesson on how events of the American Revolution were interpreted in the 18th and 19th centuries and how the meaning has changed over time.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: American Revolution
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the American Revolution. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Coercive Acts
Overview of the series of restrictive and punitive measures imposed by British Parliament on the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Where Can I Find That Book?
This lesson allows students to use current topics of study (e.g. the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts) to learn about the Library of Congress Classification System (LCC).
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Intolerable Acts
This resource gives a comprehensive account of the Intolerable Acts, why they were passed, colonists' reactions, and particulars surrounding the Massachusetts Government Act and other Coercive Acts with text links and references.