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Resource Page  Here are some great resources to use when teaching or researching the American Revolution.


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Allen, Thomas B. (2004). //George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War//. New York: Scholastic Inc.

This book is filled with information about the secret war of espionage during the American Revolution and its important role during the war and its effect on America afterwards as well. This is a great book for students, teachers and regular readers alike and includes resources, primary documents and quotations from real spies and people of the Revolution.

Childhood of Famous Americans. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks

A book series filled with stories about America's most important people and their lives from childhood to adulthood. These books read like a regular chapter book instead of a non-fiction work and are great for older readers who want to connect to historical figures.

Davis, Kenneth C. (2003). //Don’t Know Much About American History//. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

A book filled with questions about both known and unknown topics of American History, accompanied by answers and fun illustrations. Chapter 2: A Little Revolution covers the American Revolution simply and in an entertaining way for students who are always asking questions about history.

Moss, Marissa. (1999). //Emma’s Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl//. New York: Scholastic Inc.

In this colorful journal about a Colonial Girl dealing with the beginning of the American Revolution, Moss appeals to girls who are looking for a creative read that they can connect to. This fictional journal mixes facts with the story of a fictional family, providing a glimpse into the lives of families and culture during the 1700's.

Murray, Stewart. (2002). //Eyewitness Books: American Revolution.// New York: DK Publishing, Inc.

The Eyewitness Book series is a wonderful resource for all reference projects, as they are filled with real artifacts, facts and additional resources. This book is organized sequentially through time and is formatted like a museum exhibit, making learning about certain elements of the American Revolution easy for all levels of reader.

Osborne, Marry Pope & Boyce, Natalie Pope. (2004). //Magic Tree House Research Guide: American Revolution//. New York: Scholastic Inc.

A great companion for students and teachers familiar with the Magic Tree House series, this research guide combines the fictional world of Jack and Annie with the facts of the American Revolution, adding an additional interest factor to learning about history. This research guide is easy to read, but filled with extra facts, resources to books and websites, definitions and even a timeline to help students and teachers learn more about the time period in a convenient way.


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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">American Revolution.org. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2010 from [].

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This site is partnered with the History Channel and provides articles and tons of resources about the American Revolution. This site also covers some of the more unique aspects of the Revolution, like the culture at the time, and even includes an art gallery with historic paintings of events and people.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">History Channel.com (2010). American Revolution. Retrieved August 2, 2010 from [].

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Along with information about the war and a great overview, this site also includes detailed articles about the people and events. This site is also great for finding multimedia elements, like interesting videos from History Channel, speeches and photos.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">National Archives (2010). The Charters of Freedom: Declaration of Independence. Retrieved August 2, 2010 from <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[].

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A great interactive site from the National Archives, it functions as a sort of virtual exhibit all about the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This site also includes high resolution photos of the Declaration and a printed transcript of the document along with resources to other reliable sites and articles.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">National Archives (2010). Images of the American Revolution. Retrieved August 2, 2010 from [].

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Part of the Teacher Resources from the National Archives, this lesson includes a great summary of the whole war and several primary and secondary documents to use. Since this is a lesson, this also explains how to use these documents to enhance learning about the Revolution and has its own teacher resources section for additional help.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Scholastic.com (2010). Our America: Revolutionary War. Retrieved August 1, 2010 from [].

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Part of Scholastic's teacher and student resources, this activities page corresponds with the My America book series and includes information about the Revolution and activities like making a quill pen. What is really valuable about this site is that it includes excerpts from the books and allows students to write their own journal section about the American Revolution.