K-12 TLC Guide to the American Revolution

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Colonial Period in U. S. History: K-12 TLC Guide
U.S. History: K-12 TLC Guide
Revolutions & Revolutionaries: K-12 TLC Guide
War: K-12 TLC Guide

Economics of the Revolution, Maps, Music

Continental Congress

European Involvement

Boston Massacre, Brandywine, Bunker Hill, Eutaw Springs, Germantown
Lexington & Concord, Penobscot Expedition, Saratoga, Siege of Quebec, Trenton, Valley Forge, Yorktown

The Treaty of Paris

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The
American Revolution

African-Americans in the Revolutionary War: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Declaration of Independence: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Stamp Act (1765): K-12 TLC Guide.

Adams, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Adams, Samuel: K-12 TLC Guide.

Allen, Ethan: K-12 TLC Guide.
Arnold, Benedict: K-12 TLC Guide

Barry, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Burke, Edmund: K-12 TLC Guide.

Clark, George Rogers: K-12 TLC Guide.

K-Cornwallis: Charles: K-12 TLC Guide.

Crawford, William: K-12 TLC Guide.

Franklin, Benjamin: K-12 TLC Guide.

George III, King of England: K-12 TLC Guide.
Hale, Nathan: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hamilton, Alexander: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hancock, John: K-12 TLC Guide.

Henry, Patrick: K-12 TLC Guide.
Jones, John Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.
Kosciusko, Thaddeus: K-12 TLC Guide.

de Lafayette, Marquis: K-12 TLC Guide.

Martin, Joseph Plumb: K-12 TLC Guide.

Paine, Thomas: K-12 TLC Guide.

Pitcher, Molly: K-12 TLC Guide.

Pulaski, Casimir: K-12 TLC Guide.

Revere, Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.

Sampson, Deborah: K-12 TLC Guide.

von Steuben, Friedrich: K-12 TLC Guide.

Washington, George: K-12 TLC Guide.

Wayne, "Mad" Anthony: K-12 TLC Guide.

Wilkinson, James: The Man Who Double-Crossed the Founders, National Public Radio:

03/17/1776: British Troops Evacuate Boston:

Boston's Evacuation Day: K-12 TLC Guide.

History Channel.
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.
Writer's Almanac.

09/15/1776: British Troops Occupy New York City: K-12 TLC Guide.

09/21/1779: Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish Governor of Louisiana, Captures Baton Rouge from British, Foundation for Historical Louisiana.

10/02/1780: British Major John André Hanged as a Spy:

Benedict Arnold: K-12 TLC Guide.

American Battlefield Protection Program, The National Park Service.

The American Revolution, The History Place.
The American Revolution: Lighting Freedom's Flame, National Park Service.
AmericanRevolution.org.
Archiving Early America:
- Historical Maps from Early America.
Canadian Heritage Gallery.
The Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, United States Army Insignia Homepage.
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, University of Oklahoma.
Fact Monster.
Florida Sons of the American Revolution.
Fort Ticonderoga: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Halifax Resolves, State Library of North Carolina.
Historical Texts Project, Hanover College.
The History Channel:
- Part I: The Conflict Ignites.
- Part II: 1776.
- Part III: Washington & Arnold.
- Part IV: The World At War.
- Part V: England's Last Chance.
- Part VI: Birth of the Republic.
- The Revolutionary War: The American Spirit .
- The Cost of the Revolution.
- 05/06/1775: William Franklin Warns of Repercussions From Lexington and Concord.
- 08/31/1777: Indian Allies of the British Attack Fort Henry, Ohio.
The Independence Hall Association:
- The Betsy Ross Homepage.
- Brandywine Battlefield Park.
- Commodore John Barry.
- Independence National Historical Park.
- The Liberty Bell Homepage.
- The Paoli Massacre Site.
- Revolutionary War 1777.
The Library of Congress:
- John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations.
- Revolutionary Period (1764-1789).
- Time Line, America During the Age of Revolution.
- Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief.
- 11/13/1775: American Troops Capture Montreal.
- 04/12/1776: North Carolina First State to Vote for Independence.
- 09/26/1777: British Troops Occupy Philadelphia.
- 02/25/1779: British Surrender of Ft. Sackville.
- 10/19/1781: British Surrender at Yorktown.
- 04/15/1783: The Continental Congress Ratifies Preliminary Articles of Peace Ending the Revolutionary War with Great Britain.
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities:

02/02/1775: The Die Is Cast.
09/02/1775: Washington Commissions the First Naval Officer.

African Americans in the Revolution.
Loyalists in Massachusetts.

Moland House Park, PA.
National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins, Michigan State University.
National Park Service.
National Public Radio:

New Hampshire Historic Sites, New Hampshire Division of Parks & Recreation:
- Fort Constitution.
- Fort Stark.
Northwest Territory Alliance Reenactment Organization.
The Old North Church.
On-This-Day:
- 08/22/1775: George III Declares Colonies in Rebellion.
- 11/16/1776: British Troops Capture Fort Washington.
- 11/19/1794: U.S. & Britain Sign Jay Treaty.
Origins of Rank.
PBS:
- Liberty! The American Revolution.
Public Radio International:

The Other Side of the American Revolution.

Revolution Era, SeacoastNH.com.
Revolutionary War Battles, Worchester Polytechnic Institute:
- Battle of Breed's Hill / Bunker Hill.
- Battle of Monmouth.
- Battle of Saratoga.
The Road to Independence, United States Department of State.
Spy Letters of the American Revolution, University of Michigan.
ThinkQuest:

Virginia Historical Society.
"Washington Crossing the Delaware", Emanuel Leutze.
Women Soldiers in the Revolutionary, Women Veterans.

The
American Revolution

European Involvement

France: K-12 TLC Guide.
Germany: K-12 TLC Guide.
Ireland: K-12 TLC Guide.
Netherlands: K-12 TLC Guide.
Spain: K-12 TLC Guide.

About.com.

French.
Germans.

AmericanRevolution.org:

Spanish.
Hessians.

BBC.
History Channel.
Kidport.
National History Education Clearinghouse.
Sons of the American Revolution.
University of Groeningen.
YouTube (video).

Spain's Role in the American Revolution.

The
American Revolution

The Boston Massacre

March 5, 1770

Crispus Attucks: K-12 TLC Guide.

African American Registry.
Boston Gazette and Country Journal, March 12, 1770, Archiving Early America.
History Channel.
The Library of Congress:
- The Boston Massacre.
- The Boston Massacre Monument.
- Old State House (ca. 1900-10).
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.
University of Missouri Kansas City.
The Writer's Almanac.

The
American Revolution

Brandywine
(Sept 10-11, 1777)

TheAmericanRevolution.org:
- Battle of Brandywine.

The
American Revolution

The Battle
of
Eutaw Springs
(Sep 8, 1781)

Freneau, Philip: K-12 TLC Guide.

South Carolina: K-12 TLC Guide.

AmericanRevolution.org.
History Central.
History Channel.
New York Public Library.
School City of Hobart.
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

The
American Revolution

The Battle
of
Germantown
(Oct 4, 1777)

K-12 TLC Guide to George Washington.
K-12 TLC Guide to Pennsylvania.

The
American Revolution

Lexington
&
Concord
(April 19, 1775)

Battle of Bunker Hill: K-12 TLC Guide.

Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride: K-12 TLC Guide.
Revere, Paul: K-12 TLC Guide.

Concord, Massachusetts: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lexington, Massachusetts: K-12 TLC Guide.

Davis Community Network.
The History Channel:
Library of Congress.
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities:

Minute Man National Historic Park, National Park Service.
PBS.
Thinkquest.
University of Gronigen.
University of Houston.
Worchester Polytechnic Institute.
Writer's Almanac.

Maps:
- PBS.
- Worchester Polytechnic Institute.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

04/19/1775: Lexington and Concord Begin the American Revolution.

The
American Revolution

Penobscot Expedition
(July 24 – August 12, 1779)

Colonial Massachusetts: K-12 TLC Guide.
Maine: K-12 TLC Guide.
Naval Military History: K-12 TLC Guide.

AmericanHeritage.com.
Canadian Nautical Research Society (pdf).
Historical Marker Database.
Maine History Online.
National Public Radio.

The Fort: A Novel of the Revolutionary War.

The Worst U.S. Naval Disaster You've Never Heard Of.

U.S. Navy (pdf).

The
American Revolution

Saratoga:
(September 19, 1777)
(October 17, 1777)

Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.

First Battle:
- Library of Congress.
Second Battle (Oct 17, 1777):
- Burgoyne Surrenders to Gates, Writer's Almanac.
- History Channel.
- PBS.

The
American Revolution

Siege of Quebec:
(December 7-31, 1775)

History Channel.

The
American Revolution

Trenton
(Dec 26, 1776)

George Washington: K-12 TLC Guide.

Chronicle of the Revolution.
YouTube (video).

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
State of New Jersey:
Thinkquest.

The
American Revolution

Valley Forge
(Dec 19, 1777)
-
(Jun 19, 1778)

Benedict Arnold: K-12 TLC Guide.
Marquis de Lafayette: K-12 TLC Guide.
Friedrich von Steuben: K-12 TLC Guide.
George Washington: K-12 TLC Guide.

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: K-12 TLC Guide.

09/26/1777: The Winter of Discontent, Library of Congress.
FieldTrip.com.
History Channel:.

Independence Hall Association.
Map (pdf), University of Texas.
National Park Service.
National Parks Conservation Association.
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Social Studies for Kids.
Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau.

From the Diary of Albigence Waldo, Surgeon at Valley Forge, 1777,
University of Groningen.
Letter from a Valley Forge Soldier, AmericanRevolution.org.
The Military Journal of George Ewing: A Soldier of Valley Forge.

Current Weather, The Weather Underground.

Lesson Plan, Discovery.com.

The
American Revolution

Yorktown
(October 9-17, 1781)

Cornwallis, Charles: K-12 TLC Guide.
Washington, George: K-12 TLC Guide.

About.com.
BritishBattles.com.
Davis Community Network.
Eyewitness to History.
Hobart City Schools.
George Mason University.
History Channel.
Independence Hall Foundation.
Kidport.
Library of Congress:

The Battle.

Articles of Capitulation: October 19, 1781.

Library of Virginia.
National Park Service.
PBS.
Thinkquest.

The
American Revolution

Historical Maps from Early America, Early America:
- The Battle of Saratoga.
- Gen. Washington's Battle Engagements in 1776.
- Investment and Attack of York in Virginia.
- The Siege of Charlestown.
- The Siege of Quebec.
Rare Map Collection - Revolutionary America,
University of Georgia.

The
American Revolution

Music

War Songs: K-12 TLC Guide.

Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales & America.

The
American Revolution

K-12 TLC Guide to Timelines & Chronologies

1779
Aug 19	Americans Capture British Garrison at Paulus Hook, New Jersey

The
American Revolution

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: K-12 TLC Guide.
Joseph Plumb Martin: K-12 TLC Guide.
My Brother Sam is Dead, James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier:
- Amazon.com.
- Lesson Plan (Grade 5).
- Lesson Plan (Grade 8).
Revolutionaries, Jack Rakove:

National Public Radio.

The Revolutionary War and Children's Literature, Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site.
U.S. Revolution, Logan Library, UT.

The
American Revolution

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

01/10/1776: Thomas Paine Publishes His First Edition of Common Sense.

04/19/1775: Lexington and Concord Begin the American Revolution.

05/10/1775: Ethan Allen Leads the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga.


Allen, Ethan Arnold, Benedict Attucks, Crispus Franklin, Benjamin de Lafayette, Marquis Paine, Thomas Pulaski, Casimir Sampson, Deborah Washington, George

Battle of Bunker Hill: K-12 TLC Guide.
Revolts and Revolutionaries: K-12 TLC Guide.
U.S. History: K-12 TLC Guide.
War: K-12 TLC Guide.

Grades 5-12:
- History Newspapers, Debbie Prasuhn,
  North Central High School, IN.
Grade 8:
- Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness,
  G. Casey Cassidy, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
Grade 10:
- American Revolution and the Land Called Alabama,
  Dr. Leah Rawls Atkins,
  Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Other:

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This guide last edited 12/12/2011
This guide last revised 02/22/2010