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American Revolution Interactive Game

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Hey students! Check out these amazing primary source documents from the Library of Congress. You'll find original charters, letters, and maps from colonial times. Perfect for understanding how the colonies were established!

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Colonial Settlement, 1600s - 1763 | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress

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Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.

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Want to know what life was really like for colonists? These diary entries from early settlers will give you a firsthand look at their daily experiences. Great for your research papers!

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Take a virtual field trip to Colonial Williamsburg! This interactive tour lets you explore historic buildings and learn about colonial life. Don't forget to take notes on the architecture and daily life activities!

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COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG * VIRTUAL TOUR of LIVING HISTORY

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Before we learn more about the Boston Tea Party, let's watch a video to help us gain a good understanding of what we are going to learn today.

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Boston Tea Party for Kids | Learn about the History of the Boston Tea Party and why it happened

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Practice your colonial history timeline with this fun interactive game. Perfect for reviewing key events and dates. Try to beat your previous score!

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It’s 1774 in Williamsburg, and tensions in the British American Colonies are rising. Engage with young people around the city to see if independence is in the air... or not? Uncovering Loyalties with Colonial Williamsburg puts you at the center of the action in pre-revolutionary Virginia. Commissioned by Lord Dunmore, you will interact with young people across different early American classes and life experiences to determine if loyalties in colonial America stay true to Britain or lie with soon-to-be patriots.

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Here's a helpful chart comparing the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Great for understanding the differences in climate, economy, and social structure. Use this for the comparison section of your project!

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Learn about the various occupations and trade relationships in colonial America. Don't miss the section on triangular trade - it'll be crucial for your economic analysis!

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Map of trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean

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Here's our project rubric again for easy reference. Remember to check all the requirements as you work! Due date: End of the semester. Let me know if you have any questions during our class sessions.

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Don't forget to properly cite your sources! This guide will help you format your citations correctly for both primary and secondary sources. Remember - good historians always credit their sources!

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George vs George is a narrative introduces the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the British, and George III, the British king who lost them. Two leaders on different sides of the Atlantic, yet with more in common than we sometimes acknowledge. I would use this to help my students understand we can have two different opinions and perspectives.

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This Longfellow's tribute to the famous revolutionary hero Paul Revere's ride. Shares about Paul's Revere's importance and how he is considered one of the most important leaders leading up to the American Revolution.

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This book is a narrative text by Russell Freedman. It incorporates meticulous research and quotes from contemporary accounts, follows the rising tensions between the citizens of Boston and representatives of the British Crown. This will be a great text to use as an interactive read aloud before introducing the Boston tea party to my students.

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Johnny Tremain is a historical fiction text that would help my students gain a greater understanding of what it was like to be part of the Sons of Liberty and what it would have been like living in that time period.

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Based on a true incident that happened to one of the author’s ancestors, Katie’s Trunk gives an unusual and arresting glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution. I will use this as a resource to have the students compare and contrast other stories from those who lived during this time period. She didn't support the revolution.

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Colonial Voices hear them speak is a book that will help my students understand perspectives and point of view of characters in a story. It shares the perspective of the boy who delivers the paper but you also learn about the jobs the colonists as well learn about how they feel living under Britain's' rule.

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This is realistic fiction story that share about what it was like to live in Jamestown in 1607. It's about a twelve-year-old boy named Samuel Collier. He is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. It talks about the world that he discovers in Jamestown it's hard to tell who's friend or foe. This also a great book to teach on history of American Indians and community.

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This book shares about African American heroes that were part of the American Revolution. It demonstrates a deeper understanding of all the cultural diversity involved during this time period. I would read this prior to having my students take notes in their american revolution packet.

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Mercy Otis Warren was the women who wrote for others in the us. revolutionary period. I would use this book to also bring intention to how leaders were not just men but women also played a huge role in our history.

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What Was the Boston Tea Party is a great resource for my students that teaches on what was The Boston Tea Party. This book shares about how this event in history started and gives different perspectives of the colonists as they were ready for a Revolution. I would use this text as a resource to help my students develop their own opinion writing piece on if they think the colonists has the right to start their own revolution. 