Unit Two: Forge | United States History

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Chapter 5: The Rising Storm (1689-1770)

Frontier Feuds

• Democracy in America—full text of Tocqueville’s book; chapter divisions included

French and Indian War

• Digital History LTD.The Gateway to the Past—one of the best websites on the French and Indian War; well laid out and provides fairly in-depth info; includes some contact info for educators
• "Introduction" to The Diaries of George Washington—full text of Washington’s diaries; easy to search; includes maps, images, and additional information about Washington; maintained by the Library of Congress
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin—full text of Franklin’s autobiography; no chapter divisions; includes some images; Franklin’s personal timeline included at the end
• The Avalon Project : Albany Plan of Union—full text of the Albany Plan
• Evangeline—full text of Longfellow’s poem; includes illustrations
• Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard—full text of the poem; links to other works by Gray
• The Avalon Project: Treaty of Paris 1763—full text of the treaty

The Growing Rift

• The Sugar Act (1764)—full text of the act
• The Stamp Act (1765)—full text of the act
• The Quartering Act (1765)—full text of the act
• Townshend Acts (1767)—full text of the act
• "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"—full text of Henry’s famous speech
• USA: Preston, Boston Massacre—provides two differing accounts of the Boston Massacre; good activity for viewing historical sources
• Welcome to founding.com—the User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence; great timeline for events during this period
  -includes the full text for the Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, The Quartering Act, The Townshend Acts, and the first of John Dickinson's "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies"; well laid out; by the Claremont Institute

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Chapter 6: Independence (1770-1783)

General

• Charters of Freedom Exhibit—good info on the Declaration of Ind., the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights; images of original documents; by the National Archives
• Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers—biographical information on most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution; info is more in-depth on some than others

The Eve of War

• The Tea Act (1773)—full text of the act
• The Boston Port Act (1774)--Coercive—full text of the act; one of the Intolerable Acts
• The Massachusetts Government Act (1774)—Coercive—full text of the act; one of the Intolerable Acts
• The Administration of Justice Act (1774)—Coercive—full text of the act; one of the Intolerable Acts
• The Quartering Act (1774)--Coercive—full text of the act; one of the Intolerable Acts
• The Quebec Act (1774)—full text of the act
• The Avalon Project: Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress—full text of the Declaration of American Rights
• Concord Hymn—text of the hymn by Emerson
• 1775 - Boston - Concord Area, Route of British Troops April—large map of area of conflict; some details give

Declaring Independence

• The Olive Branch Petition (1775)—full text of document; includes list of signers
• Paine, Thomas. 1776. Common Sense—full text of the pamphlet; includes bibliographic and biographic information; internal search engin

Early Campaigns

• 1776 - Retreat from New York October-December 1776—detail map of American retreat; includes inset map of the Battle of Long Island
• 1776 - Attack on Trenton 26 December 1776—large map showing troop movements
• 1777-1778 - Pennsylvania-New Jersey Area of Operations—large map of area; includes inset map of the Battle of Brandywine
• 1777 - Battle of Germantown 4 October 1777—large map showing troop movements
• 1777 - Burgoyne's March on Albany June-October 1777—large map showing British advance; inset map shows Saratoga campaign
• Liberty: Battle at Saratoga—account of the battle; Click on Benedict Arnold for information and pictures of him and the monument dedicated to his leg.

War in the South

• 1778-1781—The Southern Area 1778-1781—large map showing area of conflict; battles labeled; inset map of the siege of Charleston
• 1781—Battle of Cowpens 17 January 1781—large battle map showing troop movements
• 1781—Concentration of Forces at Yorktown April-October—large map of area of conflict; inset map of Yorktown
• The Avalon Project : The Paris Peace Treaty 1783 and Associated Documents—full text of the treaty; also includes text of a number of documents related to the treat

General Revolutionary War Sites

• WPI Military Science: Revolutionary War Battles—examines Lexington, Concord, Breed's Hill, Saratoga, and Monmouth from a military science perspective; provides good background info as well; aids understanding of battles; fairly well laid out; glossary of terms
• The American Revolution—A chronology of events before, during, and after the war
• LIBERTY! The American Revolution—information related to a PBS series on the Revolution; includes plenty of information; easy to use; some multimedia resources available; online review game
• Images of the American Revolution—an activity by NARA on interpreting documents in history; shows how bias is present in each view of the Rev. War; uses primary source material

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Chapter 7: The Critical Period (1781-1789)

Government by Confederation

• The Avalon Project: Articles of Confederation—full text of document; article divisions; links to related documents on same site
• The Avalon Project: Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 and Associated Documents—full text of the primary sources
• The Avalon Project : Northwest Ordinance; July 13, 1787—full text of documen

A New Charter

• The Avalon Project : Annapolis Convention—full text of proceedings; includes list of those present; links to related topics
• Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention Home Page—numerous original documents from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention; part of Library of Congress presentation; well laid out; includes references to battles and actions in the Revolutionary War
• Debates in the Federal Convention—debates laid out by calendar date; easy to use; includes footnotes; some portions of site still under construction

Struggle for Ratification

• The Avalon Project: Federalist Papers—full text of the papers; helpful index includes title, author, publication, and date; part of a Library of Congress site
• USA: Anti-Federalist Papers—includes title and date of each paper; divided under two categories: The Federal Convention of 1787 and the Ratification of the Constitution

General Resources

• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873—large body of information; well laid out; maintained by the Library of Congress; includes Journals of the Constitutional Convention, Elliot’s Debates, and Farrand’s Record
• The US Constitution Online - USConstitution.net—very informative website dealing with the Constitution; relates constitutional info to recent government decisions; list of common names for clauses in the constitution
• Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation—the Constitution online with commentary; prepared by the Library of Congress; a bit above high school, but valuable for limited use; laid out well

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Chapter 8: The Federalist Years (1789-1801)

Launching the New Government

• The Avalon Project : First Inaugural Address of George Washington—text of the address
• The U. S. Bill of Rights—part of the Charters of Freedom exhibit at NARA; online text of the Bill of Rights; a few articles related to it
• Thanksgiving Proclamation—text of the proclamation
• Washington, DC Maps - Washington, DC Hotel Discounts and City Guide—modern map of Washington, D.C., for comparison with L’Enfant’s plans
• Original Plan of Washington, D.C.—See L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the city of Washington.
• The L'Enfant & McMillan Plans—Great information on the plans and their backgrounds.

Emerging Political Parties

• The Avalon Project : The Proclamation of Neutrality 1793—full text of Washington’s proclamation
• Daniel Boone Settles Kentucky by Daniel Boone - 1769—see activity in the Teacher’s Edition ("Daniel Boone")
• Daniel Boone's Move to Kentucky by Theodore Roosevelt—see activity in the Teacher’s Edition ("Daniel Boone")
• Office of the Historian: Timeline of US History—some info on the Jay Treaty and Washington's Farewell Address; may eventually have info on the XYZ Affair; covers diplomatic history from colonial period to modern America; site under construction
• The Avalon Project : The Jay Treaty 1794 and Associated Documents—full text of treaty; many related documents as well
• The Avalon Project : Washington's Farewell Address 1796—text of Washington’s address; link to more writings and speeches by Washington

Declining Federalist Influence

• The Avalon Project : Quasi War with France 1791-1800—original government documents during the Quasi War with France; mostly letters by John Adams; in-depth information
• "Constellation" Vs "La Vengeance"—firsthand account of a naval conflict between the Americans and the French; gives info on the ships involved
• The Avalon Project : The Alien and Sedition Acts—full text of acts; text comparison feature