G7: Enlightenment and Revolution: American Revolution

Interactive from the Museum of the American Revolution

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, edited by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, and adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence consists of 1,320 of the most famous words and phrases in history:

collection of readings

covering a variety of topics. From the Museum of the American Revolution

Six short essays exploring the Revolution from different perspectives.

African American soldiers served with valor at the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill.

from the National Museum of African-American History and Culture

from the perspective of almost all NATIVE AMERICANS the American Revolution was a disaster.

Background, primary sources and activities.

Collection of backgrounds, primary sources and acitivites on multiple topics of the Revolution