World Book Online (school only)
Grolier (school only)
Yahoo! Biographies - 18th cen.
Don’t miss this ThinkQuest site containing biographies, battles, cultural info and more.
Student site with helpful summaries of events.
Timeline, America during the Age of Revolution, 1764-1775
One page timeline, with descriptions of major events leading up to the war.
Liberty! The American Revolution
PBS Series companion site.
The Revolutionary War: The America Colonies Independence from England
Contains many pages with concise explanations of the many events leading to the war.
The History Place: American Revolution
Lots of information and great timelines, although riddled with annoying ads.
Primary source (original) documents including maps, newspapers and writings.
The Account of the Declaration: Jefferson’s Story of the Declaration
From USHistory.org, Thomas Jefferson’s own account of the events leading to the Declaration of Independence.
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
An amazing web site from the University of Michigan. Contains information and original documents from the University’s Clements Library.