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

Photos of the Revolutionary War is a compilation 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 viewpoints, and occasions following the Revolutionary War.

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

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

For Red Sox Fans!This is generally 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.

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

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

Developing Google Earth trips of Revolutionary War field of honor is an activity that I did for several years with my U.S. History trainees. Students would develop multimedia placemarks for each battle in sequence. The placemarks contained info about the result and significance of each fight. Heres a video on how to make a tour with the browser-based version of Google Earth.

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