St. Ignatius Catholic School

Revolutionary War websites for research:

 

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap3.htm

 

http://www.founding.com

 

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline.html

 

Game: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road_q1.html

 

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html

 

Perspectives on Liberty:  http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives.html

 

http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/revwar/index1.html

 

Little Known Facts of the American Revolution - interesting information from Delaware

 

Spy Letters of the American Revolution  Be sure to examine the whole site for much interesting information.

Amazing Women in War and Peace  good but brief information

 

Historic Valey Forge  After enduing a horrible winter, a new army emerged.

Another Timeline of Revolutionary War events from Kidport
 http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AmericanRevolution/AmerRevolution.htm#Timeline

 

Baron von Steuben - http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/steuben.html

 

The Culper Gang - http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/stories-networks-3.html; http://franklaughter.tripod.com/cgi-bin/history/culper.html

 

Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Read about spy letters and the people who delivered them. Learn about the secret methods used and the routes that were taken.

 

Patriot Nathan Hale was Hanged
Find out how this famous spy for America was caught.

 

CIA Kids Page: James Armistead Lafayette
Read a short biography of this slave who was also a spy for America during the Revolutionary War.

 

Black Patriots of the American Revolution
This 14 page PDF file includes a thorough biography of James Armistead Lafayette, the American spy.

 

NPS: Daughters of Liberty
Learn about some of the women spies from the Revolutionary War.

 

eThemes Resource: Revolutionary War: Biographies
This is a collection of biographies on the men and women involved in the Revolutionary War. Learn about George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Samuel Adams, Benedict Arnold, Crispus Attucks, Nathan Hale, Ethan Allen, and more. Includes portraits, some videos, and letters from spies. There are links to eThemes Resources on Paul Revere and the Revolutionary War.

 

 

A REVOLUTIONARY WEB TOUR:

http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html?tqskip=1

Although billed as a webquest, this site from Think Quest offers more of a web tour through the American Revolution--with key players, events, lifestyle, major battles, and more.

 

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UNIT:

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm

A total of 15 lessons comprises this unit on the American Revolution, each with its own activities and quiz.