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American Revolution
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "The Decisive Day Is Come": The Battle of Bunker Hill 
 The story of the famous battle of June 17, 1775 is told here with "personal accounts and eyewitness descriptions of the battle, along with contemporary maps, drawings, engravings, broadsides, and artifacts, either preserved by the participants or found on the battlefield." Also includes biographical sketches of the authors and recipients of the documents presented. From the Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/bh/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 16, 2005 The American Revolution
The official National Park Service (NPS) American Revolution website features history and details about parks related to the Revolution. Includes a general timeline and detailed timelines for 1775-1783, stories, profiles of important people, and an interactive travel guide to National Park Service and other American Revolution historic sites around the country, such as Valley Forge and Minute Man Park. Also includes material for teachers and articles about why the Revolution continues to have meaning today. http://www.nps.gov/revwar/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 5, 2006 The Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection, 1520-1849
Guide to this collection of "over 10,000 items concerning the life and career of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), best known for his role in the American and French Revolutions." Features biographical details and digitized letters, broadsides, cartoons, and other documents related to Lafayette. From the Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/FRENCHREV/Lafayette/exhibit/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 28, 2006 The Battle of Bennington: An American Victory
This lesson plan focuses on the Battle of Bennington, which took place in New York in the summer of 1777 between "the British army and its Canadian, Indian, and Loyalist supporters faced [by] Patriots defending their newly proclaimed independence." The site includes maps, excerpts from historical materials, and suggested activities. From the U.S. National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places program. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/107bennington/107bennington.htm Topics: Lesson Plans, National Parks & Forests, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Black Loyalists: Our History, Our People
Describes "how Canada became the home of the first settlements of free blacks outside Africa." Features biographies of prominent Black Loyalists, descriptions and maps of Black Loyalist communities, and original historical documents, including first-hand accounts of what life was like as a Black Loyalist in Nova Scotia. Discusses the service of Black Loyalists in the American Revolution, issues such as prejudice and religious faith, and their exodus from Nova Scotia. From Canada's Digital Collections. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/blackloyalists/ Topics: History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 10, 2006 Coins of Colonial and Early America
"Features discussions, descriptions and images of the coins and tokens used in Colonial and Confederation America." A project of the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment. From the University of Notre Dame, Special Collections. http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinContents/TitlePage.html Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Money, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 10, 2002 Colonial Currency
"Descriptions and images of paper currencies of early America through the 1790's" (including Continental Congress issues, lottery tickets, and fiscal documents). Browsable by colony/state. Also features essays on the first printed currency (1690), Bills of Credit, Land Office Banks, devaluation, the Copper Panic, the value of money in Colonial America, the 1702 London Mint Assay, legal tender, and indenting. From the University of Notre Dame, Department of Special Collections. http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Money, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 11, 2002 Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is "the restored 18th-century capital city of Britain’s largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." The site provides information on notable people, places, buildings, trades, Christmas in Williamsburg, clothing, slavery, and other topics. Contains documents (including the first draft of the Declaration of Independence "before Congress began amending and editing"), glossaries, and a chronology (1750 to 1783). Searchable. http://www.history.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Christmas, History, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 12, 2004 Four Indian Kings
Online companion to a 2008-2009 exhibit in honor of "the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris which ended the American Revolution. To commemorate this event, the National Portrait Gallery is showing the earliest surviving full-length oil portraits of North American Native people painted from life." Includes an introductory essay and small slide show. From the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://npg.si.edu/exhibit/kings/slideshow/kings.htm Topics: Government, Notable People, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 16, 2008 French Volunteers and Supporters of the American Revolution
About two dozen brief biographies, a few with portraits, of some of the many French officers who joined the United States forces in the Revolutionary War. http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/volunt.htm Topics: History By Place, Military, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 26, 2003 From Revolution to Republic in Prints and Drawings
This exhibition about the American Revolution "celebrates the deep and diverse holdings of early American prints and drawings in The New York Public Library." Features brief historical essays and images, including many portraits of George Washington. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/print/exhibits/revolution/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 4, 2008 A Guide to the American Revolution, 1763-1783
"This guide compiles links to digital materials related to the American Revolution that are available throughout the Library of Congress Web site." Also includes annotated links to related websites, and a bibliography of general interest materials and selections for younger readers. Created by Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/revolution/home.html Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Intelligence in the War of Independence
A history of the use of intelligence by the United States during the Revolutionary War. Contains information on the Committee of Secret Correspondence, the Committee on Spies, secret writing, codes and ciphers, George Washington, and Paul Revere and the Mechanics. Includes a bibliography of recommended publications. From the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/intelligence/index.html Topics: Correspondence, Government, Presidents by Name, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 26, 2007 Liberty! The American Revolution
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary series "about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation." Features a timeline (from 1760, when George III ascended the throne, through 1791), details about defining events (such as the Boston Tea Party, 1773, and the Declaration of Independence, 1776), material about daily life and the military in the Colonies, and more. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 18, 2006 New Jersey's Revolutionary Experience
"A series of twenty-eight now out-of-print pamphlets published by the New Jersey Historical Commission to commemorate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. The pamphlets explore New Jersey history at the time of the Revolution, by either looking at New Jersey's contribution to the Revolution or by studying some aspect of life in New Jersey during that time period." Also includes two teacher's guides. From the New Jersey State Library. http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Revolution/NJRevolution.php Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 18, 2004 The Paul Revere House
Documenting the history of Paul Revere and his home in Boston's North End, this Web site includes biographical information about Revere, his family's genealogy, Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride," a map of the Midnight Ride, activities for children, an online store, and local and visitor information. http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ Topics: Architecture, History, Home & Housing, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 18, 2002 Remembering Black Loyalists, Black Communities in Nova Scotia
"Between 1783 and 1785, more than 3000 Black persons came to Nova Scotia as a direct result of the American Revolution." This site reviews their history. It includes a timeline, images of artifacts, and biographies (some with portraits and other illustrations). From the Nova Scotia Museum, Canada. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/blackloyalists/ Topics: Black Resources, History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Apr 12, 2004 Revolutionary America! 1763-1789
This exhibit tells the story of the American Revolution and the surrounding events of the late 18th century. Topics include colonial life, presidents and statesmen, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, battles of the Revolutionary War, and more. Accompanied by images of a 2002 physical exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/RevAmerica/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 6, 2006 Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution
"This [illustrated] book was written to explore the contribution of Revolutionary War veterans to the founding of the American republic. ... At the heart of this book are biographical studies of ... twenty-three Soldier-Statesmen." Also includes overviews of topics such as the Articles of Confederation and the text of primary documents such as the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention. From the Center of Military History, United States Army. http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/ss-fm.htm Topics: U.S. Military, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 9, 2008 Springfield Armory: Shays' Rebellion
Material about Shays' Rebellion and the attack on Springfield (Massachusetts) Arsenal in 1787. The rebellion was led by Revolutionary War captain Daniel Shays, who was protesting "laws that were grossly unfair to farmers and working people." Includes transcriptions and images of original historic documents (such as correspondence by General George Washington), and an essay about the importance of the Wait Boston road marker, which shows evidence of the rebellion. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/shays-rebellion.htm Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 15, 2007 Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Images of the letters are accompanied by transcriptions and background information. The site exposes the techniques spies used in letter writing and has brief biographies of traitor Benedict Arnold, spies Ann Bates and Miss Jenny, the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, Paul Revere, and others. The site also has maps of the routes the letters took, a timeline from 1763-1783, bibliographies, and a teacher's section. From Clements Library at the University of Michigan. http://www.si.umich.edu/SPIES/ Topics: Correspondence, Government, Government, United States History, Wars & Conflicts, Writing Last updated Jun 24, 2003 The Valley Forge Muster Roll
About 30,000 soldiers spent all or part of the winter of 1777-1778 with General Washington at the Valley Forge encampment. This database from the National Park Service attempts to list all those men. In addition to the searchable Muster Roll, this site contains an organizational chart of the Continental Army at Valley Forge and brief biographical information on Washington, his generals, and his aides-de-camp. http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/ Topics: Families, History, Hobbies, Military, People, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 24, 2004 |
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