American Revolution
American Resources
British Resources
Founding Fathers & the Early Republic
Civil War
- American Revolution.org
- Journal of the American Revolution
- Interactive Timeline by the Museum of the American Revolution
- www.myrevolutionarywar.com
- US History.org
American Resources
British Resources
- British Soldiers, American Revolution
- Burgoyne-Kingston Collection
- Georgian Papers Online
- Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies - Queen's Rangers
- Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies - Butler's Rangers
Founding Fathers & the Early Republic
- Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society
- Civics and Government for Kids
- Founders Online
- Kid's Guide to Constitutional Law
- Papers of James Madison Online
- George Washington's Mount Vernon
- James Madison's Montpelier
- Online Library of Liberty
- Rotunda - University f Virginia
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Civil War
City Directories
FANTASTIC resources to use if you are interested in learning more about what city life was like in the eighteenth-century. These give a great snapshot of what the workforce looked like and you can even learn the names of everyday individuals!
Deserter/Runaway Ads
THESE are a great resource because they are detailed descriptions of working class individuals including sailors, soldiers, indentured servants, and slaves. They often describe clothing, the general appearance of the individual and even their height.
Documents/Books/E-books
Maps
MAPS are excellent because they of course provide a detailed snapshot which allows a historical to reconstruct the actual landscape of a particular area. Not only do they show buildings but also details of gardens and various other features. Most maps also include a scale allowing you to even calculate the size of buildings.
- Dave Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Invasion of America - Interactive Map
- Maps of the French & Indian War - Massachusetts Historical Society
- Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Material Culture & Artifacts
MATERIAL culture is simplest terms means everyday items which we are now studying in the form of artifacts. If you wish to learn more about a particular group of people, you can often do so by studying the items they use on a daily basis to recreate what their lives looked like.
- 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center
- Fort Ticonderoga Online Collections
- Museum of the American Revolution Collections
- Massachusetts Historical Society Online Collections
- Victoria & Albert Museum
Newspapers
EIGHTEENTH-century newspapers, as you can imagine, contain all kinds of details about day-to-day life which is fascinating to historians. These are the source for the deserter ads mentioned above.
- America's Historical Newspapers - Paid resource, but an excellent one!
- Chronicling America - Free from the Library of Congress
- Newspaper Archive
Podcasts & Blogs
I KNOW what you're thinking....and yes, it may seem strange that people who study history use something that is cutting-edge to help them study history. However, podcasts and blogs are being used as very effective tools for learning about the past, and there are certainly some out there of exceptional quality. Here are a few of the many that are available.
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