Amanda Bannigan
SLM 521
Fall 2004
Web Link Bibliography 
The following sights all relate to early
colonial
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES:
These links would be visited by teachers who were looking to teach the American Revolution and were looking for ideas.
Colonial America:
1600-1776: This site provides activities that discuss the early
colonization of
Date Visited:
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ushistory/colonial.html
Revolutionary Teaching Resources: This website, from the National Parks Service, offers field trip ideas for teachers. The site lists different trip options in various states as well as themes for the trips and points of discussion. Links to the various sites are also provided.
Date Visited:
http://www.nps.gov/revwar/educational_resources/teachers.html
American Revolution Lesson Ideas: This link is an excellent resource for teachers who have never taught the American Revolution before. It is basically a unit plan with links to daily lesson plans and activities other than teacher lectures.
Date Visited:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
Lessons Using Documents of the Revolution: Copies of primary source documents from the Revolutionary Era can be found here. The documents would be excellent to project on a large screen so the entire class can view the images. This site is another one that is geared for teachers as it tells what instructional objectives are being met as well as provides lesson ideas for using the documents.
Date Visited:
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/american_revolution_images/teaching_activities.html
EDUCATIONAL SITES:
These sites would be links students would use to obtain information to complete various activities. Teachers could also use these sites for teaching the whole class.
The Original 13 Colonies: This page provides a very basic map of the original thirteen colonies. Each colony, when clicked on, provides basic information about it. Students would start with this page as a review of the colonies.
Date Visited:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
Map of Colonies on Eve of Revolution: Students would visit this map to see how the colonies had changed since their creation. It is an excellent, but rather complicated map, so any activities with which it was used should be supervised by the teacher.
Date Visited:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/british_colonies_1763-76.jpg
Prelude
to Revolution: 1763-1775: This site will help students to understand that
The Revolution did not suddenly happen.
The timeline provides descriptions of various events that caused tension
between the colonies and
Date Visited:
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm
Loyalty or Liberty?: Which side would you choose? This interactive site provides information on the different players in The Revolution. Students then follow a simulation and decide which side they would have chosen to be on if they lived during the war.
Date Visited:
http://www.history.org/History/teaching/revolution/a1.html
The Declaration of Independence: This link will take students a page dedicated to the Declaration. It includes images from the signing, the text of the document, as well as the names of the signers. The best thing about this site is that it has an option for students to have the document read aloud to them while they read along. This can allow students of different learning styles to analyze the document.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/decindep.htm
Uniforms of the Revolution: Detailed pictures of the uniforms worn by members of the colonial army can be found here. There are also specific written descriptions of the uniforms to explain the pictures.
Date Visited:
http://www.georgeglazer.com/prints/illus/erwin.html
Virtual Marching Tour: This is a site that will have to be doubled checked before being used in any assignments. It provides accurate historical information on the battles of the Revolutionary War, and will eventually contain virtual marching tours of the battles. That aspect of the site is one that seems most interesting and attention grabbing, but that is that section that is not yet up and running.
Date Visited:
http://www.ushistory.org/march/
Spies of the American Revolution: This homepage provides links to various sites about the spies of the Revolution: who they were, what they did, and copies of their letters. This information is very vast. These pages could be used to research specific spies, or to gain general information about spying during the war.
Date Visited:
http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/
Glossary of Terms: This glossary provides definitions for events, people, and general terminology related to the war. It would be an excellent place to visit if students needed to get quick, straightforward information on a date or topic.
Date Visited:
http://people2.clarityconnect.com/webpages4/kcarsons/oconunit/glossary.htm#french%20and%20indian%20war
People of the Revolution: This site offers a very extensive list of people important to the revolution, some well-known and some not very familiar at all. Each name is a hyperlink which takes the searcher to a brief biography about that person and why he or she was important to the war. This sire would be a great starting point for a study about people related to the war.
Date Visited:
http://www.multied.com/Bio/RevoltBIOS/INDEX.html
American Indians: This site discusses an often forgotten group to the war: the Indians. A brief history of the role American Indians played in the war is discussed and there are bibliographic listings for books for further reading.
Date Visited:
http://www.americanrevolution.com/AmericanIndiansintheRevolution.htm
Yorktown: This
site gives information specific to the
Date Visited:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/yorktn.shtml
FUN & EDUCATIONAL:
The First Thanksgiving: This History Channel Site provides researched information on the first ever Thanksgiving. General colonial eating customs are discussed, but the site also has a link which leads web surfers to a list of foods that were and foods that were not consumed at the first Thanksgiving.
Date Visited:
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/thnkml.html
Road to Revolution: This website, provided by PBS, leads students through an interactive game about the war. Students answer questions, and only correct answers allow them to move forward. This game would make an excellent culminating activity or review for a unit test.
Date Visited:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
Songs of the Revolution: This link provides lyrics and tunes to long-forgotten songs of the Revolution. It does not provide anything crucial to content, but it might be a fun sight for students to visit if they finished assigned work early, or it may be an example site for the teacher to demonstrate proper internet behavior.
Date Visited:
http://users.erols.com/candidus/music.htm
Flames of Rebellion: This is a game that can either be downloaded or played over the internet. One player is the colonists and the other represents the British. Players strategically try to win the war. This activity can test what the students have learned about the war during their online investigation and can serve as a reward for their hard work.
Date Visited9-21-2004
http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/flames.shtml