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A Journey Towards Freedom: An online reference tool and a forum for discussion on American History around the time of the Revolution (1763-1810); an illustrated tour of Valley Forge and Washington's Crossing. Visit these historic sites online in the Infopedia and get a feel for the American Revolution. Academic Kids' Encyclopedia : The American Revolution: Complete historical facts American Revolution - The Struggle for Independence: Your guide to some of the most informative and factual information about the American Revolution Account of a Declaration:Over thirty historical documents, sixty-seven biographical sketches, and some twenty-five essays about the causes The American Revolution: A Timeline of the Period of Revolution: An EXTENSIVE timeline of events; the most important events include a text explanation PBS: Chronicle of the American Revolution: Newspaper Chronicles let you experience first-hand the excitement and uncertainty of the American Revolution as it happened. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Revolutionary War For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the American Revolution contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images. Have Fun with History: The American Revolutionary War: Learn the causes and details of the American Revolutionary war from Concord and Lexington to Yorktown with free streaming videos from Have Fun with History. Topics include: The Boston Tea Party 1173, Lexington and Concord, Americans:1776, The Revolutionary War, Sea Power during the Revolutionary War and MORE! History.com: Military History - American Revolution: EXCELLENT videos with historical information about the American Revolution How Stuff Works: American Revolution: Informational sites about the American Revolution some of which include videos Introduction to the American Revolutionary War Historical facts and graphics Jump Back in Time: American Revolution: Brought to you from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the world and the nation's library; Designed with young readers in mind; Facts and information about the American Revolution KidPort: The American Revolution: Facts and information for students about the events, people, and places of the American Revolution Liberty: Chronicle of the American Revolution: Headlines, timelines, resource material and related topics---a potpourri of information on the American Revolution. Picture this: Daily Life in the Colonies, the Global Village, and a Military point-of-view Major Events of the American Revolution Outline of American History: The Road to Independence: A New Colonial System -- Stamp Act -- Taxation Without Representation - Townshend Acts-- Samuel Adams -- Boston "Tea Party" -- The Coercive Acts -The Revolution Begins -- Common Sense and Independence -- Defeats and Victories- Franco-American Alliance -- The British Move South -- Victory and Independence Loyalists During the American Revolution |
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The Patriot Resource:Information about the entire Revolutionary War, although most information is regarding the events in the South's role in the war
The Road to Independence: Facts and information about what lead to the American Revolutionary War and the war itself
Spy Letters of the American Revolution: A fascinating Web site about the American Revolution. The site offers a set of primary source letters written by spies on both sides of the conflict, plus the stories surrounding them. Learn about the methods that secret agents used to encode and hide their information
Timeline of the American Revolution
Tour of the American Revolutionary War: Causes, battles, and biographies, writings, links
| African Americans and the American Revolution | |
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| African Americans and the American Revolution | African Americans and the Revolutionary War |
| Battle at Sea | John Paul Jones | John Paul Jones: The Bonhomme Richard |
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| The Continental Army | |
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| The Continental Army and the American Revolution | The US Continental Army |
| Declaration of Independence | |
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| The Declaration of Independence | Liberty: Independence |
| Declaration of Independence from the History Channel | People Important to the Declaration of Independence |
| Drafting the Declaration of Independence | Wikipedia: Founding Fathers |
| A History of the Declaration of Independence | Biographies of America's Founding Fathers |
| Documents Important to the American Revolution | American Revolution: Documents |
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| Primary Documents of the American Revolution | Documents Important to the Struggle for Independence |
| Flags of the American Revolution | Flags of the American Revolution |
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| Historical Flags of the American Revolution | American Revolutionary War Flags |
| The Flag of the United States of America | |
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| Betsy Ross | Betsy Ross Biography |
| Forts of the American Revolution | |
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| Forts in the American Revolution with pictures | Listing and Historical Facts - American Revolutionary War Forts |
| Important Maps of the American Revolution | |
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| Interactive Battle Maps | Revolutionary War Maps |
| Important Readings from the American Revolution | |
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| Quotes from the American Revolution | Revolutionary War Quotations |
| The Liberty Bell | The Liberty Bell |
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| The Liberty Bell - an Icon | The Liberty Bell - from Wikipedia |
| Loyalists | Who Were the Loyalists? |
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| Loyalists and the American Revolution | Loyalists - from Wikipedia |
| Native Americans and the American Revolution | American Indians and the American Revolution |
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| Native Americans and the American Revolution | The Oneida Nation and the Revolution |
Important People of the American Revolution
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| Henry Knox | Marquis de Lafayette |
| U.S. History.org: Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Baron Friedrich von Steuben |
| Wikipedia: Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Who Served Here: Baron von Steuben |
| Photos of the American Revolution | Pictures of the Revolutionary War |
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| Slavery and American Revolution | |
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| Slavery and the American Revolution | The Revolutionary War and Slaves |
| Spies of the American Revolution | |
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| Spy Letters, Routes, Methods, People, Stories, Timeline | Spies and Traitors Active During the American Revolution |
| Timeline of American Revolution | American Revolution Timeline |
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| Timeline of the American Revolution | The Revolutionary War and Slaves |
| Important Women of the American Revolution | |
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| Women in the American Revolution | Women of the American Revolution |
| Amazing Women of the American Revolution | Women Participate in the Revolution |
| American History Calendar |
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American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
| American History Museum |
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
| The History Channel |
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The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games
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U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
| Educational American History Powerpoints |
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| Educational American History Videos |
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| Reference Sites to Help in Your Research |
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American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword
Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword
The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE
Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword
| Links to Other History Sites that Might also Contain Information about the American Revolution |
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Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies
History of the United States Complete Historical Archive: Directory listed in alphabetical order by events
History Place: American Revolution, Civil War, featured articles, history of the U.S.A.
Liberty Online: Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites
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Remember to bookmark and return to KID INFO often! KID INFO saves you "valuable time" and allows you to spend "quality time" by eliminating the chore of sifting through hundreds of search engine results! Kidinfo.com's American Revolutionary Page includes the best available links to the American Revolutionary War, Timelines of the American Revolutionary War, Causes of the Revolutionary War, People important to the American Revolutionary War, Battles of the American Revolutionary War, and Documents of the American Revolutionary War.
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