2. Battle Research

DIRECTIONS: Use the attached Battle Research Notes - Thin Questions to take notes on your battle.

Research your battle with the resources below.

• Interactive Map about the battle and information about who won the battle. http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
• Summary of the battle: http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.aspx
• Some battles from the British perspective. Find your battle in the right hand column. http://www.britishbattles.com/american-revolution.htm
• Search the JFK and Clover library resources -- especially Britannica, WorldBook, Grolier, and researchitct.org
  • Search Tip: To specifically find your battle using a tool like Google Safe Search.School, you might have to add the year to your search or put your battle name between quotes (ex. "Cherry Valley Massacre" or Waxhaws 1780)
• List of Battles:
  • Battle of Ticonderoga and Crown Point, 1775
  • Battle of Long Island, 1776
  • Battle of Trenton, 1776
  • Battle of Princeton, 1777
  • Battle of Bennington, 1777
  • Battle of Brandywine, 1777
  • Battle of Saratoga, 1777
  • Battle of Germantown, 1777
  • Winter at Valley Forge, 1777-78
  • Battle of Monmouth Courthouse, 1778
  • Cherry Valley Massacre, 1778
  • Battle of Stony Point, 1779
  • Battle at Sea: Bonhomme Richard vs. HMS Serapis, 1779
  • Battle for Savannah, 1778-79
  • Waxhaws Massacre, 1780
  • Battle of Camden , 1780
  • Battle of King's Mountain, 1780
  • Battle of Cowpens, 1781
  • Battle of Eutaw Springs, 1781
  • Battle of Yorktown, 1781