7th Grade - The American Story: The Revolutionary Era (1745 - 1790)

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From the US Department of State - Office of the Historian

From the Massachusetts Historical Society

Includes video

A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston

From: National Park Service
Includes: Timeline of Events, Revolution Day by Day,Revolutionary Stories, Revolutionary People,
and Revolutionary Links.

View documents online and watch as curators describe key documents related to the American Revolution.

Database

On History.com

from: Library of Congress

Provides a wealth of detail on those American colonists who remained loyal to England and King George III--and the regiments of volunteers they raised to fight with the British against their patriot neighbors.

from: AmericanRevolution.ORG

National Park Service Website

This government site has kid friendly information about the Constitution, Bill of Rights and other historical documents. You can also find out about the 3 branches of government outlined in the Constitution.

This site explores some of the great issues and controversies that surround our Nation's founding document.

From: Library of Congress

From: Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center

From: U.S. History.org

This Web Site provides a twelve-step guide to understanding the Constitutional Convention.

Includes Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan and The Connecticut Compromise.

Primary Sources

The National Constitution Center's Interactive Constitution allows you to explore The Constitution by specific article, Supreme Court decisions, or topic.

From National Endowment of the Humanities

Primary Document

From the US Department of State - Office of the Historian

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789