Links

General U.S. History Websites related to our time period

Interactive practice map for the 13 colonies

http://www.softschools.com/social_studies/13_colonies_map/

Information and interactives for the 13 colonies

http://mrnussbaum.com/13-colonies/

Interesting info. on the Boston Tea Party including those who took part under the About section and FAQ tab

http://www.bostonteapartyship.com

VERY GOOD GUIDE TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS

http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/Big_Six_Steps.asp

KID FRIENDLY GAMES AND INFORMATION ON THE REVOLUTION

http://www.libertyskids.com/

Road to Revolution games

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

FUN INTERACTIVE HISTORY GAMES

http://www.mission-us.org/

EXCELLENT INTERACTIVE VIDEOS

www.classzone.com

GREAT QUOTES BY FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARIES

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/quotes.htm

TONS OF COOL INFORMATION AND VERY CAPTIVATING GAMES ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT

http://www.icivics.org/

GREAT SITE FOR UP-TO-DATE NEWS ARTICLES

http://junior.scholastic.com/

Revolutionary War Inquiry

Supportive question 1

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/NewYorkAnimation.html

Declaration of Independence

http://www.independencedayfun.com/

(great site - under history tab has lots of helpful facts)

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/436-declaration-of-independence.html

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/documents/declaration/index.html

TIMELINE OF EVENTS FOR D.O.I.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html

KID FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE D.O.I. FOUND HERE

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/declaration.htm

The Constitution

http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-constitutional-convention

COOL GAMES ON THE CONSTITUTION

http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/federalism/

http://www.congressforkids.net/

Very kid friendly Constitution website

http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution

(Constitution - interactive but harder)

Revolutionary War topics

General websites

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history/infographics/american-revolution-by-the-numbers-infographic

(info. graphic on Revolutionary War)

http://www.history.com/shows/sons-of-liberty/infographics/sons-of-liberty

(info. graphic on Sons of Liberty)

www.iconn.org

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.aspx

(good for battles)

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/ (good for battles)

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ (good for battles)

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html (good timeline of events)

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AmericanRevolution/AmerRevolution.htm#Timeline (battles - very basic)

www.classzone.com

www.discoveryeducation.com

www.brainpop.com

Women

http://www2.lhric.org/spbattle/wohist.html

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/revolutionary-war-women.html

http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2009/01/womens-role-in-american-revolution.html

http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/10/10-amazing-women-revolutionary-war/

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2011/04/emily-geiger-revolutionary-heroine/

Natives

http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/american_indians.html

http://www.historywiz.com/nativesrevolution.html

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=220

Spies

https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/6-12th-grade/operation-history/revolutionary-war.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/culper-spy-ring/videos#george-washington

http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_world_spies.html

http://clements.umich.edu/exhibits/online/spies/index-main2.html

http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/culper-spy-ring/

http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2011/04/emily-geiger-revolutionary-heroine/

Crossing the Delaware

http://www.ducksters.com/history/crossing_the_delaware.php

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/battle-of-trenton.html

http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/crossing-of-the-delaware/

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtondelaware.htm

Valley Forge

http://www.libertyskids.com/arch_where_valleyf.html

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/valleyforgedef.htm

http://revolution.mrdonn.org/valleyforge.html

Battle of Trenton

http://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-trenton.htm

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/battle-of-trenton.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton (video)

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/TrentonAnimation.html (battle animation)

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_trenton1776.html

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h679.html

Battle of Saratoga

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/Saratoga/Saratoga.html (battle animation)

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/saratogadef.htm

http://www.libertyskids.com/arch_where_saratoga.html

http://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-saratoga.htm

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1306.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga

http://www.americanrevolution.com/revolution/war/battles/saratoga

Disease (smallpox)

http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/smallpox/

http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/spring04/warfare.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775%E2%80%9382_North_American_smallpox_epidemic

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/smallpox.aspx

http://www.vaxmainekids.org/tag/smallpox/

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/smallpox.html

https://www.armyheritage.org/education-and-programs/educational-resources/education-materials-index/50-information/soldier-stories/282-smallpox

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/smallpox-article/

http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=1548

Hessians

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/hessiansdef.htm

http://www.landofthebrave.info/hessians.htm

Battle tactics (weapons, soldiers)

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_military.html

http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/amer_hist_1914/resources/htmls/animations/battle_anim/standAlone.swf

http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/battles/tactics.html

Battle strategies

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/loyalists-in-the-southern-colonies-at-the-end-of-the-revolutionary-war.html

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3219

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3220

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/American-Revolution-Brigadier-General-Francis-Marion-The-Swamp-Fox.htm

Battle of New York

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/brooklyndef.htm

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/index.php/the-battle-for-new-york (animated site)

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-long-island

http://www.britishbattles.com/long-island.htm

Battle of Quebec

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/battle-of-quebec.html

http://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-quebec.htm

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-of-quebec-1775.htm

LaFayette

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/lafayette.html

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/marquis-de-lafayette.html

http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/marquis-de-lafayette/

http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biolafayette.cfm

Benedict Arnold

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html

http://www.earlyamerica.com/benedict.html

http://www.biography.com/people/benedict-arnold-9189320#synopsis

Bernardo de Galvez

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/tn/books/bke2/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=degalvezb&bk=bke2&authorname=degalvezb&state=tn

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_degalvez.html

Research websites for French and Indian War topics

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR - GOOD TIMELINE

http://www.warforempire.org/relive/stories.aspx

http://www.shmoop.com/george-washington/french-indian-war.html

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/washington-george-the-french-indian-war.html

http://mrnussbaum.com/fiwarint/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-blood-of-the-french-and-indian-war

http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-91

FUN INTERACTIVE OF FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/French.swf

Pontiac's Rebellion

http://mrnussbaum.com/fiwarint/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pontiacs-rebellion-begins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Pontiac

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pontiac%27s_war.png

Natives + French and Indian War

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/french-and-indian-war.html

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/1998/scalping.html

WEBSITES FOR WASHINGTON

http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/timeline/revolutionary_war.html

(tons of information –MEDIUM/HARD)

http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/kids/portrait.html

(good chronological timeline of events – MEDIUM)

http://www.discovergeorgewashington.org/

(excellent interactive timeline – MEDIUM)

http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/revolutionary-war-quotes.html

(good source for quotes)

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/socialstudies/american-history/george-washington/

(timeline, biography, other info. – EASY/MEDIUM)

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/washington/index.html

(nicely animated book – EASY)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/

(brief biography – HARD)

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/georgewashington/p/pwashington.htm

(good brief pieces of information – MEDIUM)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/washington/

(simple, short biography – EASY)

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/presidents/georgewashington.htm

(good info. – somewhat brief – video imbedded – EASY/MEDIUM)

http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/george-washington-facts.html

(great “at a glance site” of many basic facts – EASY)

http://www.mountvernon.org/meet-george-washington#more

(good timeline, biography, online museum. - medium)

http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdwash.htm

(good general biography -easy)

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/manners/rules2.cfm

(link to full "Rules of Civility" Washington copied)

http://www.shmoop.com/george-washington/french-indian-war.html

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/washington-george-the-french-indian-war.html

http://mrnussbaum.com/fiwarint/

http://mrnussbaum.com/presidents/georgewashington/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-blood-of-the-french-and-indian-war

http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-91

Writing/Reading Class (arguments)

Shelters vs. Breeders

http://www.dog-adoption-and-training-guide.com/adoption-vs-breeders.html

https://positively.com/dog-behavior/new-dogs/shelter-vs-breeder/

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/adopt/tips/top_reasons_adopt.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/games/

www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/lesson-1-so-you-think-you-can-argue

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/oct/20/spare-the-rod-spoil-the-student19-states-still/

(paddling)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/corporal-punishment-statistics_n_4262304.html

(paddling)

http://www.thenation.com/article/179252/why-are-black-students-facing-corporal-punishment-public-schools#

(paddling)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92738

(paddling)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/17/school-district-ban-paddling-rural-areas-defend/12421465/

(paddling)

http://www.businessinsider.com/19-states-still-allow-corporal-punishment-2014-3

(more on paddling)

http://www.whattoexpect.com/wom/family-life/1029/cities-ban-trick-or-treating-for-older-kids-on-halloween.aspx

(trick or treating)