The
American Revolution

Databases

General Resources

• Liberty! The American Revolution - Norwest Corporation and PBS's official online companion to the television series LIBERTY! The American Revolution.
• America's Story: Revolutionary Period (1764-1789) - developed by the Library of Congress
• The History Place: American Revolution
• Kidport Reference Library: Social Studies: The American Revolution
• Political Cartoons about the American Revolution (from Scholastic)
• The American Revolution: The Making of America and Her Independence (from Americans.net)
• The Account of the Declaration: Jefferson's Story of the Declaration (from ushistory.org)
• Timeline for the American Revolution (from Founding Fathers.org)
• Little Known Facts about the American Revolution (from Deleware.gov)
• Historic Documents of the United States (from America's Homepage - America is the first country founded on the idea that a people can govern themselves. Includes documents and writings that have described our nation's philosophy from "Toward a Revolution" and "During the Revolution")
• Thomas Paine's Common Sense: Archiving Early America
• Jericho Middle School Library Colonial America Web page

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord (from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Military Science)
• From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: The Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Lexington and Concord (from the Kidport Reference Library)

Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Breed's Hill (from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Military Science)
• The Decisive Day is Come: The Battle of Bunker Hill

Boston Tea Party

• From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: Boston Tea Party by Cassandra Jansen
• Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
• The Boston Tea Party from Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution (PBS Online)
• High Tea in Boston Harbor from Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution (PBS Online)

Battle of Brooklyn

• Brooklyn History Online - provides excellent historical links including one about The Battle of Brooklyn

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

• Fort Ticonderoga Battle Plan (Memory): American
• Fort Ticonderoga (from the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum)
• Forts Carillon and Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain by James P. Millard

Soldier Life ( including Valley Forge)

• The Story of Valley Forge
• Putnam State Park, Redding Connecticut: Site of 1778-1779 Winter Encampment of Putnam's Troops
• Letter Written by General George Washington at Valley Forge
• Women Soldier's in the American Revolutionary War
• Historic Valley Forge

New York Colony (British in NYC)

• New Yorkers Took British Weapons in Raid (from The Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York)
• Largest Battle of War Fought in Brooklyn(from The Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York)
• The Frances Tavern Museum (from The Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York)
• New York City Information: Discovery and Settlement
• Battles of the American Revolution (scroll down to find information on the Battle of Long Island)

Prison Ships

• Memorial to Martyred Mariners Rededicated
• Privateers or Merchant Mariners Help win the Revolutionary War

Spies and Soldiers

• Spy Letters of the American Revolution
• Brandywine Battlefield: Who Were the Minutemen? (from ushistory.org)
• Women Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War (by Captain Barbara A. Wilson, USAF -Retired )

Music

• Popular Songs in American History
• American Rock (includes a couple of songs about the American Revolution)
• Folk Music of the American Revolution (download music from the Revolutionary War)

Literature (these pages include links to historical people, places, and events that are mentioned in the books)

• Johnny Tremain
• My Brother Sam is Dead
• Outline of American Literature (from USINFO.STATE.GOV)

Investigating the Historical Accuracy of "The Patriot"

• The Battle of Cowpens - National Park Service - Check out the bibliography
• Cowpens National Battlefield
• Daniel Morgan - article from the Information Please Encyclopedia
• Daniel Morgan - article with bibliography by Janie B. Cheaney
• Banastre Tarleton - article with bib by Janie B. Cheaney
• Tarleton on Long Island - unpaid bills and a bad reputation
• Maps of the Battle at Cowpens -from the Perry-Castaneda Library at the Univ. of Texas
• AmericanRevolution.org: The Hessians: The Southern Campaign of 1781
• Africans in America: Historical Documents: Battle of Cowpens - The 1845 painting by William Ranney with explanation.
• The Cowpens Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour
• American Revolutionary War in the South - Battle of Cowpens
• The Battle of Cowpens, oil painting by Don Troiani
• Flags over America - scroll down for the Cowpens flag
• The Canadian Military Heritage Project: American Revolution from the British point of view. Information about Loyalist troops. Search in page for "Cowpens."
• Battle of Cowpens - Click at the bottom for More information.
• The Patriot: Film Fact or Fiction
• The American Revolution: Cowpens

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