Developing Google Earth trips of Revolutionary War fight sites is an activity that I did for numerous years with my U.S. History students. Students would produce multimedia placemarks for each battle in sequence.

Mr. Betts has a YouTube channel on which he posts animations and tune parodies to teach U.S. History lessons. Heres one he did about the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Its a day to mark the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first fights of the American Revolutionary War. Developing Google Earth trips of Revolutionary War battle websites is an activity that I did for many years with my U.S. History students. Students would produce multimedia placemarks for each battle in sequence.

For Red Sox Fans!This is typically the day that the Boston Marathon is held and the Red Sox play an early morning video game. That custom has returned this year! For my fellow Red Sox fans heres a popular clip from the 2007 Patriots Day video game.

Today is Patriots Day here in Maine, in Massachusetts, and in a handful of other states. Its a day to mark the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the very first battles of the American Revolutionary War. As a great New Englander and a previous U.S. History instructor, every year at this time I like to share a handful of resources for mentor and learning more about the American Revolution..

Photos of the Revolutionary War is a compilation of images about the Revolutionary War. The images in the collection chronicle the stirrings of rebellion in the pre-revolution years, the war from both American and British point of views, and events following the Revolutionary War.

Video LessonsKeith Hughes has a popular video in which he explains the American Revolution for middle school and high school trainees.

The Massachusetts Historical Society provides fourteen lesson strategies that are lined up to the style of The Coming of the American Revolution. The lesson plans include a mix of file analysis activities and seminar activities..

Refresher course has an extensive series on U.S. History. Consisted of in that series is Taxes & & Smuggling – Prelude to Revolution.