Do you want to learn about the Revolutionary War in an afternoon?
Take four hours to learn about the Revolutionary War.
Here's how to get started:
- Gain a quick overview of the American Revolutionary War:
- Browse the Revolutionary War Timeline to help put the war’s events into context and relationships.
- Read American Revolution Facts to learn basic facts, dates, and information about the war while answering commonly asked questions.
- Watch the Revolutionary War Animated Map. This 18-minute video chronologically follows the war’s events from Lexington to Yorktown.
- Read about The Intolerable Acts and watch the Boston Massacre Animated Graphic Novel to learn why the colonists took up arms against Great Britain.
- Learn about the different wartime strategies that the British and the Continental Army employed during the conflict.
- Meet influential people from both sides of the conflict by reading their biographies, such as George Washington and Charles Cornwallis.
- Understand the far reaching impact of the war with the signing of The Treaty of Paris and the Wars for Independence In4 video
Total time: 240 minutes (4 hours)
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