American Revolution--Was the Colonies’ Rebellion Justified ?

American Revolution


Table of Contents

General Revolution Sites

People

Acts and Taxes

British Perspective

Events

Timeline of Events


Primary Documents

American Revolution: Student Resources

Virtual Classroom: U.S. History (American Revolution)

Archiving Early America: Pages from the Past
(Go to Explore the World of Early America, then Pages from the Past)


General Revolution Sites

 

Kid Info: American Revolution (Go to :Causes of revolution and taxes imposed)

American Revolution: Prelude to Revolution: 1763 to 1775

Was the American Revolution a Revolution?

To Tax or not to Tax: The Rights and Justification of Parliament in Question

American Revolution Persuaders

Causes of the War

Rights of Colonists

Education Planet: Links to the American Revolution

The American Revolution (Home)

Colonial America

The American Revolutionary War.Com

LIBERTY! The American Revolution

American Revolution: Scroll down to Events Leading to the Revolution

The History Place-American Revolution

Settlement of the English Colonies and the American Revolution

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American Revolution

The Path to the American Revolution

On the Verge of War: The colonies protest new taxes from George III and clash with British troops

Causes for the American Revolution-(e.g. What types of Americans revolted (3 groups)

Pre-Revolution : New England

Virtual Classroom: U.S. History (American Revolution)

Forming a new nation

American Revolution: Causes and Early Troubles

American Revolution Causes and Early Troubles (FactMonster)

Little Known Facts about the American Revolutionary War

American Revolution History Guide (Go all the way to the bottom of the page and find many links)


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People

Thomas Paine
Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
John Locke
King George III
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty

Thomas Paine

1776 --COMMON SENSE --by Thomas Paine -- January 10, 1776

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Thomas Paine's philosophical statement for Colonial rebellion against England (1776) -Contains many links.

ON THE KING OF ENGLAND'S SPEECH-Thomas Paine


Nathan Hale


CIA Kids: Nathan Hale (1755-1776)

Official Nathan Hale Website

Connecticut Society of the Sons of the Revolution: Nathan Hale


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Patrick Henry

The American Revolution (Patrick Henry)

Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech

Colonial Williamsburg: Patrick Henry

US History.org: Patrick Henry

 

John Locke

Who is John Locke?

 

King George III

George III

History of the Monarchy: George III

Web of English History: George III

King George

What led to the American Settlers' Revolt?

The House of Hannover: German Georges 1715-1815


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Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty: Patriots or Terrorists?

The Sons of Liberty

Liberty Tree Poem by Thomas Paine

What is a Liberty Tree?

Daughters of Liberty

Daughters of Liberty

Daughters of the Revolution


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British Perspective

British

Was the American Revolution inevitable?

Was the American Revolution a Revolution?

British Battles.com: The War of the Revolution 1775-1783

British Battles.com: The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775
For accounts of other major battles-Click on the name in the Side bar

Acts of Parliament

Britain in North America - we would rather forget

Soame Jenyns- The Objections to the Taxation of our American Colonies by the Legislature of Great Britain, briefly consider'd.

On the Verge of War: The colonies protest new taxes from George III and clash with British troops

The American Revolution As Seen by the British

SparkNotes: The Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

The American Revolution

What if the American Revolution Had Been Avoided?

The Whiskey Rebellion: A Model for Our Time

The American War of Independence--British perspective(Sites to click on for Info)

The American Revolution (John Bull and Uncle Sam)

American Affairs 1760-1783

British Historical Documents: Proclamation of Rebellion, 1775

British Historical Documents: Contract Between George III and the Colonies, 1763


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Timeline of Events

Timeline of Events

Time Line of Events Leading to the American Revolution

TIMELINE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

 

Events

Battle of Lexington

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

American Revolution.com: The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Eyewitness History: The Battle of Lexington


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The Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre: 1770

 

The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party: 1773

PBS Liberty!: High Tea in Boston Harbor

 

French and Indian War

KidInfo.com: French and Indian War Links

From Revolution to Reconstruction: The French and Indian War

Social Studies For Kids: TheFrench and Indian War


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First Continental Congress

American Revolution: The First Continental Congress

Iridis Encyclopedia: The First Continental Congress

Encyclopedia.com: The First Continental Congress

First Continental Congress, Declaration and Resolves (1774)

From Revolution to Reconstruction: First Continental Congress

 

The Olive Branch Petition-The Path to the American Revolution

Olive Branch Petition: July 1775

Olive Branch Petition

American Revolution


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Acts and Taxes


The Tea Tax
Intolerable Acts
Navigation Acts
Quebec Acts
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
Townshend Act and Coercive Act

The Tea Tax

The Tea Tax of 1770

Web of English History: The Tea Act

US History.org: The Tea Act

PBS LIBERTY!: High Tea in Boston Harbor

 

The Intolerable Acts

Intolerable Acts

Intolerable Acts

 

Navigation Acts

Navigation Acts

Houghton Mifflin: The Navigation Act

Navigation Acts: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001

The Navigation Acts: 1650-1696

Navigation Act of 1660

Navigation Act: American Revolution


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Quebec Act

Quebec Act

Canadian History: Quebec Act

Web of English History: Quebec Act

 

The Sugar Act

US History.org: Sugar Act

Houghton Mifflin: Sugar Act

From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act: Index

 

The Stamp Act

Stamp Act-The Mutiny Act: Resistance by the colonies

From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act: Index

Stamp and Quartering Act

Colonial Williamsburg: Stamp Act

Lexrex.com: Stamp Act


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The Quartering Act

Stamp and Quartering Act

U-S History.com: Quartering Act

Wikpedia: Quartering Act

 

Townshend Act and Coercive Act

American Revolution Home Page: The Townshend Act

U-S History.com: The Townshend Act

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Updated September 22, 2005