Revolutionary War

Also see Colonial America

• The Birth of a Nation ThinkQuest winner by 5 sixth graders. Excellent site.
• A Journey Towards Freedom A ThinkQuest site loaded with resources about the Revolutionary period from 1763 to 1810
• Valley Forge Historical Society The text of a letter from George Washington is available here as well as a complete history of the winter at Valley Forge.
• Arbuckle Fort Archaeology Visit online to check the archaelogical dig at this Revolutionary War fort.
• LIBERTY! The American Revolution A chronicle of two and a half decades of debate and rebellion, war and peace from PBS Online.
• Birth of a Nation Includes Lesson Plans! Dozens of short essays beginning with the causes that led to the war through the Treaty of Paris.
• Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence Understanding Its Structure and Origin Lesson plans for teaching the Declaration of Independence provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• More @ Yahooligans!
• More @ Yahoo!

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  The "Other" side of the war
• Loyalist & British SongsText of songs popular among the Loyalists.
• James Chalmers and Plain Truth - a Loyalist answers Thomas Paine.