Its a day to mark the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first fights of the American Revolutionary War. Creating Google Earth tours of Revolutionary War battle sites is an activity that I did for many years with my U.S. History students. Trainees would create multimedia placemarks for each fight in series.

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 British and american viewpoints, and events following the Revolutionary War.

Crash Course has a substantial series on U.S. History. Included in that series is Taxes & & Smuggling – Prelude to Revolution.

The Massachusetts Historical Society offers fourteen lesson strategies that are aligned to the style of The Coming of the American Revolution. The lesson strategies include a mix of file analysis activities and group conversation activities..

For Red Sox Fans!This is usually the day that the Boston Marathon is held and the Red Sox play a morning game. That tradition has actually returned this year! For my fellow Red Sox fans heres a well-known clip from the 2007 Patriots Day game.

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

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

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 first battles of the American Revolutionary War. As a good New Englander and a previous U.S. History teacher, every year at this time I like to share a handful of resources for teaching and discovering the American Revolution..

Creating Google Earth trips of Revolutionary War battle sites is an activity that I did for lots of years with my U.S. History trainees. Trainees would produce multimedia placemarks for each battle in series.