DPL - Miller - Revolutionary War

Miller Elementary: Mr. Rocco - American Revolution

Deschutes Public Library Online Resources

In the “Online Resources” section of the Deschutes Public Library website (www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources), check out the databases in the Homework category! Use your library card (including Library Linx cards) to log in, or use them at a public library. Do a keyword search or browse the categories in these databases for magazine and journal articles covering your topic.

US History in Context
http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/uhic.aspx

Student Resources in Context
http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gsrc.aspx

Kid Info Bits
http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gitke.aspx

Books on the American Revolutionary War

Most books on Revolutionary War will be located using the call number 973.3. Here's a search to get you started.

Websites

The American Revolution
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/
Look by battles, commanders, people, documents, events or check out the timeline.

Betsy Ross Home Page
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/
Information about Betsy Ross, the creator of the US flag.

Colonial Hall: A Look at America’s Founders
http://colonialhall.com/biography.php
Biographies of all of the founding fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence. Each is approximately one page of text.

Liberty! The American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
This PBS website explores the chronology of the revolution, what liberty meant in the 1700s and what it means today.

Spy Letters of the American Revolution
http://www2.si.umich.edu/spies/
Discover the stories behind some of the spies during the American Revolution. Read the letters and find out what they meant.

American History: The American Revolution
http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp
This US History website covers Pre- Columbian to the New Millennium. Points 9, 10, 11 explore the American Revolution.