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| Historical Documents National Archives [http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/declaration.html]- includes a transcript of the Declaration of Indepedence and the history behind this document. School of Law- Bloomington [http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html]- a transcript of the Declaration of Independence and a list of the signers of this document. Thomas Paine's Common Sense [http://www.constitution.org/civ/comsense.htm]- a transcript of Thomas Paine's famous Common Sense published in 1776. Modern History Sourcebook: Thomas Paine (1737-1809): Common Sense, Jan, 1776 [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/paine-common.html]- site about Thomas Paine's Common Sense was created by Paul Halsall, July 1998 and Modern History Sourcebook. Pages from the Past [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/past/index.html]-from Archiving Early America, this site includes transcripts from Colonial newspapers. Milestone Historic Events [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/index.html]- from Archiving Early America, this site includes links to transcripts from various colonial documents including Thomas Paine's Common Sense; Treaty of Greenville, and more. Firsts! [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/index.html]- from Archiving Early America, this site includes transcripts for the first annual almanac, first national conscription act, first newspaper, first political cartoons and more. James Chalmer's and the Plain Truth: a Loyalist Answers Thomas Paine [http://earlyamerica.com/review/fall96/loyalists.html]- from Archiving Early America, this document looks at the loyatlist's view. Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, Now Met in Congress at Philadelphia, Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms. [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/arms.htm]- this document was written in order to describe the various reasons for begining war is sponsored by the Avalon Project of the Yale Law School.
Causes of the Revolutionary War Road to the Revolutionary War [http://brt.uoregon.edu/cyberschool/history/ch05/5answers.pdf]- this article discusses British domination through trade laws. Revolutionary War: Birth of a Nation [http://www.multied.com/Revolt/causes.html]- History Central's Causes of the War and includes various events that caused the war, i.e. New Taxes, Stamp Tax, Townshend Act, and more. An Outline of American History: Taxation without Representation [http://odur.let.rug.nl/%7Eusa/H/1990/ch2_p6.htm]- chapter two of the Revolution to Reconstruction describes various taxes and acts imposed on the colonists by the British. Road to Revolution [http://www.norfolk.k12.ma.us/students/kaufman/revolution/R2R.html]- this teacher's site includes links to explanations about the various causes of the revolutionary war. U.S. History Org: Related Information [http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/index.htm]- further down the page, passed "Persons" and "Events and Things," is a section entilted "Laws and Resolutions" that includes links to explanations about various acts enacted by the British. American Revolution: Prelude to Revolution [http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm]- this History Place site is a timeline of events and causes of the Revolutionary War between 1763 to 1775. The Revolution: Opening Events and Causes [http://www.usahistory.info/American-Revolution/]- from History of the USA, this site includes links to King George III, the Stamp Act, the Continental Congress, and more. Early American Digital Library [http://earlyamericanimages.com/]- contains images for various early American events, people, early day ads, documents, and more. Classroom Clipart: American Revolution [http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/American_Revolution]- includes various images or drawings illustrating the American Revolutionary War.
Last Updated: 12/12/03 Images are from Classroom Clipart and Clipart Warehouse. |
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