THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Leutze’s Iconic Painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware |
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This section provides links to detailed descriptions of the major causes and effects of the war. Many of these pages also feature online or printable activities.
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This section provides links to detailed descriptions of the important battles of the war such as Saratoga, Yorktown, and many others. Many of these pages also contain online and printable activities.
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The section provides links to detailed biographies of 27 of the most important people involved in the American revolution such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. It also includes biographies of lesser known Patriots such as George Mason, Molly Pitcher, and Robert Morris.
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This section provides a clickable map of the thirteen colonies where kids can learn about important battles, places, and landmarks of the American Revolution.
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Here, students can access an entire timeline of the Revolutionary period (1775-1783) filled with descriptions of well-known events and well as lesser-known events.
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This page describes the major idealogical differences between Patriots and Loyalists and such differences affected the Revolution.
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This page provides more than a dozen videos embedded from the Biography Channel and the History Channel on important events, people, or battles of the Revolutionary War. Most are simple videos that last between two and five minutes.
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Here, teachers and students can access dozens of online activities related to the Revolutionary War such as reading comprehension exercises, cloze reading exercises, word searches, and much more.
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Here, teachers can find over forty printable activities related to the Revolutionary War, perfect for interactive notebooks, or, for critical thinking about the War. THESE ARE FREE AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN GETTING KIDS TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. YOU WILL LOVE THEM!
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This might be the greatest history game on the internet. Students judge the accomplishments of four of the Founding Fathers on a scale of one to ten and watch them "race" to the Founding Father finish line.
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This is another fun game which requires students to place the events of the American Revolution in their correct chronological order on a timeline.
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Learn all about the various (and colorful) Revolutionary War flags. You can even print out outlines of the flags to color.
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Here you create your own Revolutionary War battles or places map and add color, text, labels, and a map key. This program can also be used to make such maps of nations, states, continents, and regions.
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