American Revolution

This biography of Benjamin Franklin focuses on his role as a Founding Father of the United States, including his Albany Plan of Union, his service as a Pennsylvania delegate, and his involvement in the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. The biography...

This biography of the 18th century British monarch George III focuses on his attempt to preserve control over England's American colonies. Beginning with the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains,...

This resource is a Google form that is linked to an interactive gallery of the delegates of the Constitutional Convention. A link to Google Earth is provided so students can virtually stand in Independence Hall and explore the area. This is a great...

This resource is a Google form that is linked to an interactive image of the Declaration of Independence. A great enrichment activity in small groups or homework assignment. The Declaration of Independence brilliantly summarized the widespread views of...

In this animated, historical fiction television series, "Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates of his in their experiences during the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification...

In this animated, historical fiction television series, "Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates of his in their experiences during the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification...

In this animated, historical fiction television series, "Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates of his in their experiences during the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification...

In this animated, historical fiction television series, "Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates of his in their experiences during the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification...

In this animated, historical fiction television series, "Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates of his in their experiences during the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification...

In this Episode, your students will learn how the newly formed United States was struggling under the Articles of Confederation, hold a convention to revise or rewrite, and end up with the U.S. Constitution. George Washington, the presiding officer of...

In this Episode, your students will learn what challenges American soldiers face going home after the war and what the future holds for loyalists left behind in the new United States of America.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS Video Series - Liberty's...

In this Episode, your students will learn that as the peace treaty is being signed to end the war, Washington resigns his commission and returns to private life as a farmer.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS Video Series - Liberty's Kids. This set...