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From Revolution to Reconstruction - A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Time. Don't miss the biography section! Revolutionary War - Prelude to Revolution 1763 to 1775 Revolutionary War - Timeline of the Revolution; PBS Revolutionary War - Many links from the pre- war years to the war; primary sources and more The Road to Revolution - An interactive game about events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Women in the Revolution - scroll past the ads at the top to the bottom of the page for a list of women Women in the Revolution - Learn how women helped in the war Excellent suggestions here to accompany your study of the Revolutionary War... Act out the trial of Benedict  Arnold, create a color coded map for cultural groups at the time of war, write your own "Common Sense," compile a leadership profile; hold peace negotiations, etc. http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ushistory/revolution.html  Trumbull's Surrender of General Burgoyne is one of the paintings and documents used in this lesson plan examining images from the Revolutionary War. Document analysis worksheets are included for close inspection of what is going on in the paintings, and students will create their own illustrations based upon their research, and from a chosen perspective of one side or the other. http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/american_revolution_images/revolution_images.html  Find first-rate resources and links for several aspects of early American history, emphasizing the use of primary documents and viewing events through the media of the time, including writings, newspapers, journals, etc. http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html Everything you’d ever want to know about the Boston Massacre.  Site includes accounts from eyewitness and soldiers, trial testimony, diary entries from John Adams, related images, and more. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/bostonmassacre.html The protector of our battlefields offers a nice exhibit of the leaders and places involved in the war for independence.  Focus particularly on the “Valley Forge” and “Independence” links. http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/index.htm PBS-Liberty! WOW! Great site loaded with well-presented information.  Take the quiz, find out about colonial life, and, of course, witness the events that led to the American Revolution as well as those of the war itself. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ Quia - Places of the American Revolution - Match important places with their historical significance during the American Revolution http://www.quia.com/fc/66325.html Movies of Early America - just to name a few:  The Ben Franklin Story, The Life of George Washington, Declaring Independence http://earlyamerica.com/series.html Mount Vernon Virtual Tour http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/2209053/cftoken/37344471 Revolutionary War - Follows the beginning of the war in April of 1775 when minutemen and other militias of colonists attacked a British expedition sent to Lexington and Concord. The British retreated back to Boston, where they were held by the Americans. The preview is 1:10 minutes long. http://www.animatedatlas.com/revwar/revwarpreview.html An Interactive Map of Paul Revere's Ride http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/virtual.shtml