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Images
and Maps
The
American Revolution Homepage: Timeline
(Click on the links to view images, maps, and
text relating to the events preceeding the Declaration
of Independence.)
Liberty!:
The American Revolution
(This site contains many images and maps showing
the issues and themes explored in this chapter.)
The
Colonies during the Revolutionary War
(This site contains numerous maps of some of the
earlier battles of the war.)
The
American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts
of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789
(From the Library of Congress)
The
Boston Massacre: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Paul
Revere's Most Famous Engraving
Today
in History: Boston Massacre
Today
in History: Lexington and Concord
The
Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War
(A lesson plan put forth by the National Park
Service)
Primary
Sources
The
American Colonist's Library: A Treasury of Primary
Documents
The
Royal Proclamation of 1763
The
Avalon Project: Eighteenth-Century Documents
(This site contains many of the documents issued
by colonial legislatures and the Continental Congresses.)
A
Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
(From the University of Oklahoma Law School)
The
Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom,
Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress
John
Dickinson, "Letter II from a Farmer," 1767
The
Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom,
Captain Thomas Preston's account of the Boston
Massacre, 13 March 1770
The
Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom,
An Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre
John
Hancock, "Boston Massacre Oration," 5 March 1774
The
History Place: Eyewitness Account of the Boston
Tea Party
John
Dickinson, "The Declaration on Taking up Arms,"
6 July 1775
The
Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom,
Common Sense
The
Revolutionary War: A Journey Towards Freedom,
A Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence
Documents
on the American Revolution
(This site includes eyewitness accounts of the
military clashes at Lexington and Bunker Hill.)
Thomas
Paine National Historical Association
(This site contains the text of many of Paine's
works.)
Secondary
Sources
Tar
and Feathers in Revolutionary America
(An essay by Benjamin H. Irvin, Brandeis University)
The
Battle of Bunker Hill
(An interactive guide to this battle with numerous
primary and secondary sources)
The
First to Die
(An essay about the Battle of Lexington by Jeanne
Munn Bracken; from American
History)
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