• Revolution and the New Nation History Standards
• Archiving Early America - See the Revolutionary War through the eyes of those who lived it. The primary sources located at this site make it possible. It even includes directions on how to read 200-year-old documents, along
  with the portraits, maps, and media of the time.
• www.revwar.com - provides information and links to sites about the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) era as well as services.
• The History Place - Causes, Timelines, Tons of Links
• Crossword Puzzle - Test Your Knowledge
• PBS Interactive Site - The official online companion to the PBS series, featuring interactive information, a revolutionary game, and video clips from the series.
• Liberty Online - Philosophical and political works that formed a basis for the founding of the U.S.
• Schoolhouse Rock
• Essays on the American Revolution

Road to Revolution Lecture Notes

The Road to the American Revolution

Timeline During the Age of Revolution

Prelude to Revolution Timeline

The Age of Reason

• Age of Reason Letters: Thomas Paine
• The Enlightnement/Age of Reason

French and Indian Wars

• Introduction to Wars with Specific Details
• Scalping During the Seven Year's War
• French and Indian War: Prelude, Events, Effects
• Seven Year's War: Historical Significance
• Fort William Henry: Comparing Movie Last of the Mohicans to Reality
• Treaty of Paris

England's Actions and Colonists Reactions

• Brief essay on Taxation Practices
• Understanding the Colonial Period Through Economic Theory
• Quartering Act - 1765
• Declaratory Act - 1766
• Townshend Revenue Act - 1767
• Boston Massacre - 1770
• The Tea Act - 1773
• Boston Tea Party - 1773
• Boston Tea Party - Eyewitness Account
• Intolerable Acts - 1774
• Path to the American Revolution

Patriots vs. Loyalists

• Songs and Ballads Teacher's Guide
• Songs, Ballads, and Poetry
• Loyalist and Anti-Loyalist Propaganda

 

Key Figures

• Samuel Adams
• Brief Description of Major Players
• Heroes of the Revolution
• Benjamin Franklin - Glimpses of the Man
• Thomas Jefferson - Radical and Racist - alternative viewpoint
• Thomas Jefferson - Monticello

 

Maps

• Mapping the American Revolution

 

Declaration of Independence

• National Archives - This exhibit features images, a transcription, and analytical articles about the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
• Earliest Known Draft
• Chronology of Events in Creating the Declaration
• Analyzing the Declaration - Comments and Activities
• Jefferson Had More to Say - Comments on how Jefferson didn't like being edited
• Founding Fathers and Slavery - Were all of America's Founding Fathers racists, pro-slavery, and hypocrites?

• Chronicle of the Revolution
• Timeline of the 18th Century
• America During the Age of Revolution - taken from Encyclopedia of American History
• Let America Speak - 1770-1792
• 1764-1775
• 1776-1789

The Articles of Confederation

• John Hanson - The First President?
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Annapolis Conference

Shay's Rebellion

• Causes, Pictures and Description
• Summary and Walking Tour of Amherst
• Jefferson: "A Little Rebellion Every Now and Then is a Good Thing"

Continental Congress

• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
• Biographies of the 55 Founding Fathers
• James Madison's Daily Notes of the Convention

 

The Document

• Outline of the Constitution
• A Documentary Record: Roots of Ideas
• Original Format: Breaks up Document and Describes Individually
• Constitution Timeline
• Constitution Day - Delegates, Ratification and Implementation
• The Founder's Constitution

Ratification

 

I. The Legislative Branch

 

• Thomas - Congress
• Congress.org - Your link to Congress
• Congress - October 8,1998 
• Schoolhouse Rock
• Bill Becomes Law

 

II. The Executive Branch

 

The Presidents 

• POTUS - The Presidents 
• Andrew Johnson 
• The President Song
• role of pres

Executive Agencies 

• The Cabinet 

Political Parties 

• Jefferson vs. Hamilton 
• Democratic Party 
• Republican Party 
• Summary of American Parties
• Politics - The Most Comprehensive Online Guide to American Politics

Online Surveys - Where DoYou Stand?

• Add Up Points
• Political Compass
• IDEAlog
• The World's Smallest Political Quiz
• 3rd Party Central
• PartyMatchIssues2002

 

III. The Judicial Branch

 

• The Supreme Court
• Current Supreme Court Judges
• FindLaw - Supreme Court Decisions
• Federal Judicial Center
• Washington Post - Analysis of Current Term
• The Bill of Rights
• The Amendments
• Bill of Rights Opinion Paper Requirements 

George Washington - 1788-1796

• The Man Who Could Be King
• Biography, Events, Administration
• Inaugural Facts About the First George W
• Judiciary Act of 1789
• Foundation of American Politics: Hamilton vs. Jefferson
• Industrialization and Expansion: Role of Hamilton and John Marshall
• Hamilton's Reports on Manufactures, Public Debt, National Bank
• Citizen Genet
• Jay's Treaty of 1794
• The Treaty of Greenville
• The Treaty of San Lorenzo
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• Washington's Farewell Address

John Adams - 1796-1800

• Election of 1796 - Graphs
• Election of 1796 - Summary
• XYZ Affair
• Quasi War with France
• Alien and Sedition Acts
• The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions