Chapter 6: The New Republic, 1775­1783

      Links to Colonial American Resources
      This is a comprehensive list of links to Colonial American resources.

      The Early American Review
      This is the online site of the journal of fact and opinion on the people, issues, and events of 18th-century America.

      Revolutionary War Links Pages
      This site is contains a comprehensive list of links to other sites about the Revolutionary War.

      The History and Research Area provides a means to access various Revolutionary War related documents, mailing lists, and newsgroups via the Internet.

      The War for American Independence
      This site contains interesting and hard to find information on the battles, personalities and occurrences of the War for American Independence, excerpts taken from newspapers and other eighteenth century news sources, and scanned images of original documents and artifacts, among other things.

      American Revolutionary War Home Page
      This site is an attempt to comprise a listing of the organizations involved in the hobby of re-enacting the American Revolutionary War within the United States.

      Battles of the American Revolutionary War
      A great site for secondary school students, student projects featuring Revolutionary War battle sites are available online.

      Fort Ticonderoga
      The Web site for the Fort Ticonderoga museum in upstate New York contains online photos, a fort history, geogrpahic drawings, and a timeline.

      Col. Joseph Crockett's Western Battalion
      This site is dedicated to teaching the public about the life of the Virginian soldier and officer of the American Revolution.

      Thomas Paine's Common Sense,The American Crisis,The Rights of Man, and Age of Reason have been made availabe at these gopher sites.

      Thomas Paine National Historical Association
      Site contains an excellent archive of Paine's writings.

      Ben Franklin Home Page
      Online text of Franklin's writing, primarily Poor Richard's Almanac.

      Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
      Everything you would expect on a Web site about Ben Franklin, plus some surprises. Inquiry-based teaching tips are also available.

      Works of Thomas Jefferson
      Site contains, among other things, the text of Jefferson's letters, public papers, autobiography, and first inaugural address.

      Ask Thomas Jefferson!
      Being one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and among the first Americans to have to defend the newly won liberties of Americans from encroachment makes Thomas Jefferson one of the most qualified people to ask about politics and many other issues. All sources are from his quotes.

      Papers of George Washington

      American Lives: Benedict Arnold

      Benedict Arnold: A Working Bibliography

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