The Road to Revolution
Mr. Lawlor's Class

Databases

Proclamation of 1763

• Proclamation of 1763 (from Ohio History Central)
• Proclamation of 1763 (from U.S. History.org)
• The Importance of the Proclamation of 1763 (from ABOUT.com)

Stamp Act Crisis

• The Stamp Act (from US History.com)
• The American Revolution in Massachusetts 1763-1775 : Resisting the Stamp Acts (from Archiving Early America)
• Repeal of the Stamp Act (from the official site of Colonial Williamsburg)

Townshend Acts

• Townshend Acts (explanation from U.S. History.com)
• Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount of Raynham (from the Robinson Library)
• The Townshend Acts - 1767 (from the American Revolution Homepage)
• Townshend Acts Imposed on the Colonies 1767 (History Central)
• Causes of the American Revolution: The Townshend Duties (by: Rick Brainard)
  

Colonists Organize

• Sons of Liberty - Patriots or Terrorists? (from Archiving Early America)
• Sons of Liberty (from U.S. History.com)
• Sons and Daughters of Liberty (from U.S. History.org)
• Tarring and Feathering (from U.S. History.com)
• The Stamp Act Riots and Tar and Feathering (from Liberty! by PBS)
• Paul Revere's Neighborhood (North Boston Interactive Map)
• Paul Revere's Ride (from the Archive : use .jpg map in shared folder - this one is a .gif)
• A fascinating letter from Paul Revere (describing his secret activities)
• Sam Adams (from Classic Reproductions)
• Colonial Hall: Biography of Samuel Adams
• Sam Adams (from The American Revolution Home Page)

Boston Massacre

• Boston Massacre: A Behind-the-Scenes Look At Paul Revere's Most Famous Engraving
• Boston Massacre Historical Society - check all the links on the right side of the page, including the following:
  • Participants of the Boston Massacre - (Victims and soldiers)
  • The Boston Massacre Trial
  • Boston Massacre Facts and Numbers
  • Little Known Facts about the Boston Massacre
  • Boston Massacre Pictures

Boston Tea Party

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

Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act (1765) - description & explanation (from U.S. History.com)
• Image of the document (from The Manhattan Rare Book Company)
• Colonial protest of Intolerable Acts (The Official Site of Colonial Williamsburg)
• King George III ( portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, London )
• Intolerable Acts (from U.S. History.org)
• Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress

  First Continental Congress

• The First Continental Congress: A Dangerous Journey Begins (from Carpenter's Hall: U.S. History.org)
• The Story of Carpenter's Hall (from Carpenter's Hall: U.S. History.org)
• The First Continental Congress (from Revolution to Reconstruction)

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
• Causes of the American Revolution (from About.com)
• 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

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Last updated
12/15/09
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