Ducksters
Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Valley Forge
Kids learn about Valley Forge. The place where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter during the Revolutionary War.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: American Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] The American Revolution: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - The Colonists Struggle for Independence This resource introduces students to many aspects of the American Revolution, The French and Indian War.
Digital History
Digital History: The Threat of a Military Coup
A brief discussion of the Newburgh Conspiracy, a threat for soldiers to take over the government because of the Confederation Congress' failure to pay them.
Other
Oin: 1777: Oneidas & the Birth of the American Nation
A summary of the role the Oneida Indian Nation played in the American Revolution.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: George Washington as Military Leader (Lesson Plan)
Learn about George Washington's role as a military leader in this lesson that asks students to evaluate issues relating to military power, Washington's use of strategic retreat, and his leadership in the American Revolution.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Life as a Revolutionary War Soldier for Kids
History Questions: Life as a Revolutionary War Soldier Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: George Washington
A brief overview of George Washington and his importance to the success of the new nation, the United States.
Other
History Central: Siege of Boston
A discussion of the plan behind the siege of Boston by American troops from June 1775 to March 1776 when the British abandoned Boston.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Founding Fathers: George Washington: A Biography
An introductory biography of George Washington.
Library of Congress
Loc: George Washington Resigns
Briefly summarizes George Washington's resignation from his Commander in Chief position. Features a photo of Mount Vernon, and a painting of Washington's meeting with Congress at the Maryland State House.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Silas Talbot
Silas Talbot (11 January 1751 - 30 June 1813) was an officer in the Continental Army and in the Continental Navy. Talbot is most famous for commanding the USS Constitution from 1798 to 1801. Talbot was born in Dighton, Massachusetts. He...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Jean Baptiste Donatien De Vimeur, Count De Rochambeau
(1725-1807) In charge of the French army that joined the Continental Army and fought in the American Revolution. When he returned to France he commanded the army of the North in the French Revolution.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln (January 24, 1733-May 9, 1810) was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Lee
(1731-1782) Soldier who was appointed major general in the Continental army. He was dismissed from the army in 1780.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: General Rufus Putnam House
Rufus Putnam (1738-1824) was a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War. After the war he pioneered the settlement of the Northwest Territories, serving as its first Surveyor General. This house, built in the early...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Bennington Battlefield
Site of Battle of Bennington, where the American defeat of a British foraging party of dragoons helped assure the Continental Army's pivotal victory at Saratoga.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Montgomery
Built by Continental Army in an attempt to control Hudson River; later taken and destroyed by British.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Philip Schuyler Mansion
Home of Philip Schuyler, general in the Continental Army and early U.S. Senator.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Arthur St. Clair
(1734-1818) Commander for Continental Army
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Baron De Kalb
Johann von Robaii, Baron de Kalb (June 19, 1721 - August 19, 1780) was a German soldier and volunteer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Lee
Charles Lee (February 6, 1732 - October 2, 1782) was a British soldier turned Virginia planter who was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Colonel Glover
A brigadier general in the Continental Army. He was from Marblehead, Massachusetts and was the first of many privateers to join the war.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Enoch Crosby
(1750-1835) Spy for the Continental army during the American revolutionary War
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Frederic William Augustus, Baron De Steuben
European volunteer to the Continental Army to fight in the Revolutionary War