The Road to Revolution
Mr. Lawlor's Class

Databases

Proclamation of 1763

• Proclamation of 1763 (from Ohio History Central)
• Proclamation of 1763 (from U.S. History.org)
• The Importance of the Proclamation of 1763 (from ABOUT.com)

Stamp Act Crisis

• The Stamp Act (from US History.com)
• The American Revolution in Massachusetts 1763-1775 : Resisting the Stamp Acts (from Archiving Early America)
• The Summary of the Stamp Act , Colonial Reaction to the Stamp Act and Repeal of the Stamp Act (from the official site of Colonial Williamsburg)

Townshend Acts

• Townshend Acts (explanation from U.S. History.com)
• Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount of Raynham (from the Robinson Library)
• Causes of the American Revolution: The Townshend Duties (by: Rick Brainard)
  

Colonists Organize

• Sons of Liberty - Patriots or Terrorists? (from Archiving Early America)
• Sons and Daughters of Liberty (from U.S. History.org)
• Images for the Daughters of Liberty
• The Stamp Act Riots and Tar and Feathering (from Liberty! by PBS)
• Paul Revere's Neighborhood (North Boston Interactive Map)
• Paul Revere's Ride (from the Archive : use .jpg map in shared folder - this one is a .gif)
• Sam Adams (picture from Classic Reproductions)
• Colonial Hall: Biography of Samuel Adams
• The Original Liberty Tree
• Non-Importation Agreement (from Archiving Early America)
• Non-Importation Agreements
• Sam Adams (from Architect of the Capitol)

Boston Massacre

• Boston Massacre Historical Society - check all the links on the right side of the page, including the following:
  • Participants of the Boston Massacre - (Victims and soldiers)
  • The Boston Massacre Trial
  • Boston Massacre Facts and Numbers
  • Little Known Facts about the Boston Massacre
  • Boston Massacre Pictures
• Boston Massacre (from Archiving Early America) including A Behind-the-Scenes Look At Paul Revere's Most Famous Engraving
• Boston Massacre (from US History)
  

Boston Tea Party

• From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: Boston Tea Party by Cassandra Jansen
• High Tea in Boston Harbor from Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution (PBS Online)
• Picture
• American Eagle : Today in History: Boston Tea Party
• Tea Act

Intolerable Acts

• Image of the document (from The Manhattan Rare Book Company)
• Colonial protest of Intolerable Acts (The Official Site of Colonial Williamsburg)
• Intolerable Acts (from U.S. History.org)
• Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress

First Continental Congress

• The First Continental Congress: A Dangerous Journey Begins (from Carpenter's Hall: U.S. History.org)
• The Story of Carpenter's Hall (from Carpenter's Hall: U.S. History.org)
• The First Continental Congress (from Revolution to Reconstruction)

• Lexington and Concord (from U.S. History)
• The Shot Heard Around the World (from Archiving America)

• The Second Continental Congress (from Kidport)
• The Second Continental Congress (from Liberty - PBS)

Bunker Hill

• Bunker Hill Monument
• "The Decisive Day is Come" The Battle of Bunker Hill (from the Massachusetts Historical Society)

Common Sense

• Common Sense by Thomas Paine
• The Common Sense by Thomas Paine (from Project Gutenberg)
• Check the World Book Online article on Thomas Paine.

Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Independence - Thomas Jefferson (Library of Congress Exhibition)
• The Declaration of Independence (fromUS History)
• The Charters of Freedom

Patriots vs Loyalists

• Patriots of the American Revolution
• Loyalists During the American Revolution
• The Loyalists (from U.S.History)

General Resources

• Liberty! The American Revolution - Norwest Corporation and PBS's official online companion to the television series LIBERTY! The American Revolution.
• America's Story: Revolutionary Period (1764-1789) - developed by the Library of Congress
• The History Place: American Revolution
• Causes of the American Revolution (from About.com)
• Kidport Reference Library: Social Studies: The American Revolution
• Political Cartoons about the American Revolution (from Scholastic)
• The American Revolution: The Making of America and Her Independence (from Americans.net)
• The Account of the Declaration: Jefferson's Story of the Declaration (from ushistory.org)
• Timeline for the American Revolution (from Founding Fathers.org)
• Little Known Facts about the American Revolution (from Deleware.gov)
• Historic Documents of the United States (from America's Homepage - America is the first country founded on the idea that a people can govern themselves. Includes documents and writings that have described our nation's philosophy from "Toward a Revolution" and "During the Revolution")
• Thomas Paine's Common Sense: Archiving Early America
• Jericho Middle School Library Colonial America Web page

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1/10/12
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