The Revolutionary War  

Library Resources (Reference and Nonfiction):

• Encyclopedias (World Book, Compton’s, Encyclopedia Americana)
• Cobblestone Magazines (History Magazine for Young People)
• Nonfiction books (located on classroom cart)
• See link below for “fiction” bibliography of Revolutionary War

Online Databases:

• World Book Online – begin your research here for basic information (passwords are posted on the bulletin board near computers and in computer lab) 
• Facts on File – This database contains information for the Civil War Era within the American History online database. 
• EBSCO– This database contains journals, newspaper articles, magazines, primary source documents and more for the Civil War Era.  You should begin your search in the “Student Research Center”.

             Test your Revolutionary War knowledge by playing
                              The Road to Revolution Game              

Internet Resources:

• Library of Congress (Jump Back in Time) – the Library of Congress presents America’s story from America’s Library.  This Revolutionary War section contains stories about key people, battles, and events of this important period of American history
  

• American Memory Timeline – The turning point of the Revolutionary War, Washington describes the Continental Army at Valley Forge
   

• The Winter of Discontent (this day in history-September 26,1777)
   

• Documents from the Continental Congress & Constitutional Convention
   

• Declaring Independence:  Drafting the Documents
   

• America's Presidents – Read interesting stories about America’s first presidents
   

• Digital History:  Guided Readings:  The American Revolution
   

• Historic Valley Forge
   

• Major battles of the Civil War – this site has short descriptions of the major battles of the Revolutionary War
   

• A Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution – sponsored by USHistory.org, this site is an internet exploration of the American Revolutionary War

Historical Fiction – links to a comprehensive list of historical fiction about the Revolutionary War