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

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

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

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

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

Its a day to mark the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the very first fights of the American Revolutionary War. Producing Google Earth trips of Revolutionary War fight sites is an activity that I did for numerous years with my U.S. History trainees. Students would produce multimedia placemarks for each battle in series.

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.

Photos 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 American and British viewpoints, and events following the Revolutionary War.

For Red Sox Fans!This is typically 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 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 an excellent New Englander and a previous U.S. History teacher, every year at this time I like to share a handful of resources for mentor and learning more about the American Revolution..

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