American Revolution Who What Where When

Student Resources

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica (MCPS login needed)
World Book Encyclopedia  MCPS only

Magazines

Newsbank SchoolMate KidsPage  MCPS only
Sirs Discoverer  MCPS only

Search Engines

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Kids Click!  Includes reading levels for each site!
NetTrekker (MCPS login needed)
Yahooligans

Who

Liberty's Kids Needs Flash 5
Biographies of the American Revolution

What

Liberty's Kids Needs Flash 5
Declaration of Independence
Military Perspectives Compares British and American soldiers
Hessians

Where

Liberty's Kids Needs Flash 5

When

Liberty! Chronicle:Timeline 1760-1791 timeline
Prelude to Revolution 1763-1775 timeline
Conflict and Resolution 1775-1776 timeline
An Unlikely Victory 1777-1783 timeline
A New Nation 1784 -1790 timeline
Timeline of Events in the American Revolution

Now and Then

Liberty's Kids Needs Flash 5

Teacher Feature

America's Story: Jump Back in Time - Revolutionary Period Library of Congress
Biography Search A&E Television
Liberty's Kids PBS - Needs Flash 5 or higher
Midnight Rider Virtual Museum Paul Revere's Ride - includes student activities
How did Montgomery County, Maryland, get its name?