Hundreds of Web sites deal with the American
Revolution. Here are some of the most useful. The National Park
Service works with a wide array of non-profit organizations, educational
institutions, city, state, federal and tribal entities, as well
as the private sector on projects and programs in parks and beyond
park boundaries. The links listed below take you to some of these.
The NPS does not control or guarantee the content, relevance, timeliness,
or accuracy of the materials on these site, nor does the NPS endorse
the organizations, their views, products or services.
Explore the museum collections of
Revolutionary War parks.
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Find out about recent efforts to identify
and protect Revolutionary War battlefields.
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This is the place to read the complete
texts of the documents that established the United States, including
the early state constitutions.
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Investigate the National Archives
and Records Administration's exhibit of documents establishing
our freedoms.
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Learn about the Foundation's efforts
to preserve and interpret the colonial history of the United
States.
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Access the on-line catalog for the
DAR research library and find out more about the organization.
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Find out more about each state's delegates
to the Constitutional Convention on this page developed by the
National Archives and Records Administration.
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Visit the Library of Congress's American
Memory site to see Revolutionary War-era documents.
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Learn how to "do history"
at this web site developed by the Film Study Center at Harvard
University. The site uses the book and film A Midwife’s Tale
about the life of Martha Ballard (an 18th century
midwife in Maine) to teach historical research methods.
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Search the time line for articles
on women in early America.
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Features essays, bibliographies, and
resources related to the Revolutionary War.
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Visit the web page of the PBS program
Liberty! to learn more about colonial life, what was
going on in other parts of the world during the war, and the
military experience.
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See photos from Liberty on the Mall,
the American Revolution Encampment that took place on the National
Mall on June 30-July 1, 2001.
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Visit this site to get information
on New York's planned Revolutionary War Heritage Trail and the
many Revolutionary War sites it will link together.
New
York Freedom Trail
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Order books, videos, and other items
related to the Revolution and its leaders from Eastern National.
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Explore the Washington collection
at the Library of Congress.
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Re-enactors and living historians
enrich the experience of visitors to National Parks. Learn more
about
their activities.
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The SAR is a historical and educational
group dedicated to keeping alive the stories of patriotism,
courage, and sacrifice of the men who achieved the independence
of the American people.
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Visit these sites for information
about park visits, tours, lesson plans, curriculum materials,
videos, resource packets, training, and travelling trunks.
LearnNPS/Teacher
Zone
Teaching
With Historic Places
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See examples of rare maps from the
Revolutionary War period.
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Explore the U.S. Army's Revolutionary
War history sources.
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Read about the proposed Washington-Rochambeau
Trail, a potential National Historic Trail running from Providence,
Rhode Island to Yorktown, Virginia.
Statement
of Significance (PDF)
News Release
from February 2002 (PDF); News
Release from November 2001 (PDF)
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