The Revolutionary War

For All
Some Reading
Lots of Text

Battle of Bunker Hill - A simple site to get your research started

HMS Victory - explore a ship in the British navy in the late 1700s


The Declaration of Independence
 See a virtual copy of the document that started the Revolutionary War.
George III - very good one page from Britannia.com, Monarchs of GB

Baron Von Stueben - without him, we might not have won the war!

Battle of Bunker Hill - a very complete page with who, what, when, where, how and how many. Links to"before events" and definitions.The Study pages have bios of main characters, maps and more.
Loyalty or Liberty?
 You're a slave who is trying to decide whether to join the rebels or stay loyal to the British. Wander around Williamsburg and ask questions of the people you meet. There are many pictures and sound clips. This is a wonderful site

Age of Sail - a wikipedia article that is a good place to start for back ground naval information.

Infopedia - American Revolution - vast resource with a tour of Valley Forge, biographies, recipies, major battle information, and maps.  Click on "view site" when you arrive.  Then click on "Infopedia"

Liberty! The American Revolution An online companion to LIBERTY! The American Revolution, a series of six one-hour documentaries originally broadcast on PBS.

Sons of Liberty - An interesting article.  Were these men heroes or terrorists?

Spy Letters of the American Revolution - learn about the methods and the people who spied during the Revolution.  Very cool.