History of the American Revolutionary War

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Account of a Declaration:Over thirty historical documents, sixty-seven biographical sketches, and some twenty-five essays about the causes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.

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

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

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

*The American Revolutionary War was also known as the Seven Years War.

The American Revolutionary War was known as "American War of Independence".

* The “shot heard ‘round the world” refers to the first time colonists and British troops engaged in battle - the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

*George III was the British King during the war.

* France supplied military support during the American Revolutionary Way.

*There were hundreds of battles during the American Revolutionary War.

*George Washington was the commander-in-chief of all American armies during the American Revolutionary War.

*Valley Forge was the location where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 during the American War for Independence.

* General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington at the Battle of Yorktown. That was the last battle of the war; however, fighting continued for two more years until the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783.

*The Battle of Bunker Hill was not fought on Bunker Hill, but rather Breed’s Hill.

*One signers to the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 was Benjamin Franklin.

What mattered most to the African Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War was an opportunity to gain their reedom. Those who joined the was joined the side which they felt would eventually provide them with freedom.

Crispus Attucks, a black man, was the first person to be shot and killed during the American Revolutionary War.

#There were many leading causes that lead to the American Revolutionary War.

*The British passed the so called Navigational Acts which stated the colonists just only with Britain.

*The British also passed a tax on Sugar Act 1764 making so the colonists had pay tax on sugar.

The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. A riot took place and British soldiers shot 5 people dead.

*The Stamp Act of 1765 was one of the leading causes of the Revolutionary War as it taxed newspapers and official documents.

The Townshed Act of 1767 placed on the colonists taxed imported goods.

*In 1773, a group of men disguised as Indians boarded the ships and dumped all the tea in the harbor to protest the Tea Act which gave a British company the right sell tea and put a tax on it. This Boston Tea Party was one of the leading causes of the American Revolutionary War.

*After the Boston Tea Party the British passed the Intolerable Acts which placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor.

*There were many People Important to the American Revolution

*George III was the British King during the war.

*Paul Revere, known for awakening people in his "midnight ride" to warn them about the arrival of the British, was eventually captured by British soldiers and later released.

*George Washington was the commander-in-chief of all American armies during the American Revolutionary War.

*John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, all signed the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783.

*Benedict Arnold became a traitor after George Washington was made Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolution because he did not think he was getting credit for his contributions to the war.

*Betsy Ross made the decision to create the five pointed stars on the American flag because it was an easier to create a five star with scissors rather than the more difficult six star.

*Thomas Jefferson was head of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, and many others signed the Declaration of Independence.

Many women served in the American Revolutionary War.

*Mary McCauley Hays, also known at “Molly Pitcher” went to the battlefield with her husband William and distributed water to the Continental troops.

*Deborah Sampson who fought in the Revolutionary War was not know to be a woman until she came down with a fever and was examined by a doctor. She was the “honorably” discharged from the army.

*Betsy Ross made the decision to create the five pointed stars on the American flag because it was an easier to create a five star with scissors rather than the more difficult six star.