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Grade 4: Historical Perspectives

American Revolution Resources

Overview

RECRUITMENT, c1778. - American privateers gathered outside an American Revolutionary War recruiting office at New London, Connecticut, c1778. Wood engraving, American, 1879, after Howard Pyle.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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The Stamp Act 1765

STAMP ACT: CARTOON, 1765. - 'O! the fatal Stamp.' A warning inspired by the Stamp Act, printed in the 'Pennsylvania Journal,' 1765.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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The Boston Tea Party



 
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. - A member of the Sons of Liberty dumping tea into Boston harbor during the Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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The Boston Tea Party video above via Classroom video on demand

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Martha Washington and the women of the war

George Washington

 George Washington. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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Paul Revere's Ride

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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Watch this series of videos from on Classroom Video on Demand which explores the myths and the facts about Paul Revere's life and his patriotic actions.

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Patriot Spies

 

 HALE & WASHINGTON IN NYC. - Nathan Hale receiving instructions from George Washington in New York City for his intelligence mission behind the British lines. Illustration by Howard Pyle.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 

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Battles of the Revolution

BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL. - American soldiers open fire from the redoubt on Breed's Hill in the Battle of Bunker's Hill during the American Revolution, 1775.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 

 

Thomas Paine's writings

Portrait of Thomas Paine (1737-1809). Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence

THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826): - lithograph by Nathaniel Currier.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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Slavery and the 13 Colonies

SLAVERY: PLANTATION LIFE. - Plantation owners take their ease while slaves toil in the tobacco field; English woodcut, c1700, used as a tobacco package label.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 
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Books

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