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In Congress Assembled: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States - A teaching unit on the Constitution, Congress, and current events using documents from THOMAS and the Documents of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, an American Memory collection at the National Digital Library of the Library of Congress.

The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation – Performance task in which students will access primary documents from American Memory, identify arguments for and against the ratification of the constitution, and produce a broadside in which they take a position on whether their state should ratify the Constitution.

George Washington: First in War, First in Piece, and First in the Hearts of his Countrymen - Three lessons examining George Washington's leadership in the French and Indian War, at the Federal Convention, and as chief executive.

The American Revolution - Fifteen on-line lessons with suggested classroom activities and quizzes. Additional resource links.

The Revolutionary War and Children's Literature - Literature connections and activities from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site.

The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War – Learn how this American Revolution battle spurred colonial unity and sparked the formation of the Continental Army.

The Battle of Oriskany: "Blood Shed a Stream Running Down" – Learn how New York's Mohawk Valley became the setting for a fierce Revolutionary War battle that pitted residents of the area, including the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, against each other.

Guilford Courthouse: A Pivotal Battle in the War for Independence - Learn how the deceptive results of this battle in the backwoods of North Carolina helped set the stage for American victory.

The Washington Monument: Tribute in Stone - Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor.

The Liberty Bell: From Obscurity to Icon - Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked.