It’s Patriots’ Day! Resources for Learning About the Start of the American Revolution

Images of the Revolutionary War is a collection of images about the Revolutionary War. The images in the collection chronicle the stirrings of disobedience in the pre-revolution years, the war from both British and american point of views, and occasions following the Revolutionary War.

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 actually returned this year! For my fellow Red Sox fans heres a famous clip from the 2007 Patriots Day game.

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

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 fights of the American Revolutionary War. As a good New Englander and a former U.S. History instructor, every year at this time I like to share a handful of resources for teaching and finding out about the American Revolution..

Developing Google Earth tours of Revolutionary War battle websites is an activity that I did for several years with my U.S. History students. Students would develop multimedia placemarks for each fight in series. The placemarks contained information about the result and significance of each battle. Heres a video on how to make a trip with the browser-based version of Google Earth.

The Massachusetts Historical Society uses fourteen lesson plans that are aligned to the style of The Coming of the American Revolution. The lesson strategies consist of a mix of document analysis activities and seminar activities..

Mr. Betts has a YouTube channel on which he posts animations and song 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 tours of Revolutionary War battle sites is an activity that I did for lots of years with my U.S. History students. Trainees would produce multimedia placemarks for each battle in series.

Video LessonsKeith Hughes has a popular video in which he discusses the American Revolution for intermediate school and high school students.

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