American Revolution 1775-1783 AD
TIMELINE: The American Revolution 1775-1783 A.D.
CURRICULUM: America The Beautiful by Charlene Notgrass
Lesson 26 – Our American Story: From Lexington to Yorktown,
Timeline of the Revolution (Part 1)
CURRICULUM: Story of The World Volume 3 Audiobook
Ch 22: Revolution!; Discontent in British Colonies, American Revolution
CURRICULUM: America The Beautiful by Charlene Notgrass
Lesson 27 – Our American Story: From Lexington to Yorktown,
Timeline of the Revolution (Part 2)
CURRICULUM: Tapestry of Grace Year 2
Week 30: Give Me Liberty!
CURRICULUM: Tapestry of Grace Year 2
Week 31: First Battles for Independence
CURRICULUM: Tapestry of Grace Year 2
Week 32: Waging the Revolutionary War
These books cover the entire American Revolution. Keep them handle throughout this study.
READ ALOUD: LIBERTY OR DEATH: The American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro
READ ALOUD: American Revolution by DK Eyewitness Books
READ ALOUD: The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven Jr.
READ ALOUD: Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News by Todd Andrlik
READ ALOUD: George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen From Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer
READ ALOUD: The History of Weapons of the American Revolution by George C. Neumann
READ ALOUD: Cast for a Revolution: Some American Friends and Enemies, 1728-1814 by Jean Fritz
READ ALOUD: The American Revolution from A to Z – Laura Crawford
READ ALOUD: The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence by Marc Aronson
READ ALOUD: Story of the American Revolution Coloring book from Dover
READ ALOUD: The American Revolution Coloring Book Dover
READ ALOUD: If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore
READ ALOUD: A Revolutionary Field Trip: Poems of Colonial America
LIBERTY OR DEATH
TIMELINE: March 23, 1775 – Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
TIMELINE: Patrick Henry 1736-1799 A.D.
READ ALOUD: Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz
READ ALOUD: Give Me Liberty by L.M. Elliot
READ ALOUD: Independence by Peter Reese Doyle
Give me Liberty, or give me Death! – Patrick Henry
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Patrick Henry
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Liberty or Death
READ ALOUD: Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz and Tomie dePaola
READ ALOUD: Katie’s Trunk by Ann Turner
THE MIDNIGHT RIDE
TIMELINE: Paul Revere 1735-1818 A.D.
TIMELINE: William Dawes
TIMELINE: Midnight Ride April 18, 1775
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Paul Revere
READ ALOUD: And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?by Jean Fritz
READ ALOUD: Paul Revere’s Ride: The Landlord’s Tale by Henry Wadworth Longfellow and Charles Santore
READ ALOUD: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
READ ALOUD: Journey to Monticello: Traveling in Colonial Times (Adventures in Colonial America) by James E. Knight (April, 1775)
READ ALOUD: John Treegate’s Musket by Leonard Wibberley
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Midnight Ride
THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
TIMELINE: April 19, 1775 – Minutemen and redcoats clash at Lexington and Concord
“The shot heard ’round the world.”
READ ALOUD: Let It Begin Here! by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Larry Day
READ ALOUD: Johnny Tremain by Ester Forbes
MOVIE: Johnny Tremain
READ ALOUD: April Morning by Howard Fast
MOVIE: April Morning
READ ALOUD: Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution by Dennis Brindell Fradin
READ ALOUD: Let It Begin Here!: April 19, 1775: The Day the American Revolution Began by Don Brown
READ ALOUD: George the Drummer Boy by Nathaniel Benchley
READ ALOUD: Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley and Arnold Lobel
READ ALOUD: My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The Shot Heard Round the World
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
TIMELINE: May 10, 1775 – Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga
TIMELINE: Ethan Allen 1738-1789 A.D.
READ ALOUD: Ethan Allen: A Life of Adventure Michael T. Hahn
READ ALOUD: Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys by Patricia Lee Gauch
READ ALOUD: Captive of Pittsford Ridge by Janice Ovecka
READ ALOUD: Green Mountain Hero by Edgar Newman Jackson
READ ALOUD: Captive of Pittsford Ridge byJanice Ovecka
READ ALOUD: Cave of Falling Water by Janice Ovecka
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Green Mountain Boys
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
TIMELINE: Second Continental Congress 1775 A.D. May 10, 1775
Philadelphia, PA
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The Second Continental Congress
ABIGAIL ADAMS
TIMELINE: Abigail Adams 1744-1818 A.D.
READ ALOUD: Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution by Patricia Lakin
READ ALOUD: The Boston Coffee Party by Doreen Rappaport and Emily Arnold McCully
READ ALOUD: Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by
READ ALOUD: Patriots in Petticoats: Heroines of the American Revolution by Shirley Raye Redmond
ACTIVITY: Heroes Heroines of American Revolution Coloring Book Dover
THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
TIMELINE: George Washington 1732-1799 A.D.
TIMELINE: June 15, 1775 George Washington named Commander in Chief
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
George Washington
READ ALOUD: Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin
READ ALOUD: Toliver’s Secret Paperback by Esther Wood Brady
READ ALOUD: Patience Wright: America’s First Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy by Pegi Deitz Shea
READ ALOUD: Don’t Know Much About…George Washington, by Kenneth C. Davis
READ ALOUD: Let’s Play Soldier, George Washington! by Peter and Connie Roop
READ ALOUD: Our Country’s Presidents, by Ann Bausum
READ ALOUD: Our Country’s Presidents, by Frank Freidel
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
TIMELINE: Viscount Howe 1729-1814 A.D.
TIMELINE: Battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775 A.D.
The British drive the Americans from Breed’s Hill
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Bunker Hill
POSTMASTER GENERAL FRANKLIN
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Postmaster General Franklin
SIEGE OF BOSTON
TIMELINE: Siege of Boston April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776
TIMELINE: Henry Knox
READ ALOUD: Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution by Don Brown
READ ALOUD: Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution by Seymour Reit
TIMELINE: March 17, 1776 The British evacuate Boston; British Navy moves to Halifax, Canada
READ ALOUD: Boys of Wartime: Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776 by Laurie Calkhoven
THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
TIMELINE: July 3 Washington assumes command of the Continental Army
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Soldier of the Continental Army
ACTIVITY: Uniforms of the American Revolution Coloring Book Dover
READ ALOUD: A True Patriot: The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, a Revolutionary War Patriot by Barry Denenberg
READ ALOUD: My Name Is America: The Journal Of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot by Barry Denenberg
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Washington Takes Command
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Nov. 10-21 Ninety Six, SC, Patriots sieged
TIMELINE: Nov. 13 The patriots under Montgomery occupy Montreal in Canada
TIMELINE: Dec. 11 Virginia and NC patriots rout Loyalist troops and burn Norfolk
TIMELINE: Dec. 22 Col. Thomson with 1,500 rangers and militia capture Loyalists at Great Canebrake, SC
TIMELINE: Dec. 23-30 Snow Campaign, in SC, so-called because patriots are impeded by 15″ of snow
TIMELINE: Dec. 30-31 American forces under Benedict Arnold fail to seize Quebec
TIMELINE: January 1, 1776 Daniel Morgan taken prisoner in attempt to take Quebec City
COMMON SENSE
TIMELINE: Thomas Paine 1737-1809 A.D.
TIMELINE: January 15, 1776 Paine’s “Common Sense” published
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Common Sense
READ ALOUD: In 1776 by Jean Marzollo
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: February 27, 1776 The patriots drive the Loyalists from Moore’s Creek Bridge, North Carolina
TIMELINE: March 3, 1776 The Continental fleet captures New Providence Island in the Bahamas
BETSY ROSS
TIMELINE: Betsy Grisolm Ross 1752-1836 A.D.
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Betsy Ross
READ ALOUD:
Red, White, and Blue by John Herman
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: June 8 Patriots fail to take Three Rivers, Quebec
TIMELINE: June 12 The Virginia Declaration of Rights
TIMELINE: June 28 Sullivan’s Island, SC, failed British naval attack
TIMELINE: June 29 The First Virginia Constitution
TIMELINE: June 28 Patriots decisively defeat the British Navy at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
TIMELINE: July 1, 1776 At the instigation of British agents, the Cherokee attack along the entire southern frontier
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
TIMELINE: Declaration of Independence 1776 A.D.
TIMELINE: July 1-4, 1776 Congress debates and revises the Declaration of Independence. See Chronology of the Declaration
TIMELINE: July 4, 1776 Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence; it’s sent to the printer
TIMELINE: Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826 A.D.
TIMELINE: John Adams 1735-1826 A.D.
TIMELINE: John Hancock 1737-1793 A.D.
TIMELINE: Declaration of Independence
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
READ ALOUD: The 4th of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh
READ ALOUD: Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell Freedman
READ ALOUD: The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin
READ ALOUD: Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham
READ ALOUD: The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dagliesh
READ ALOUD: Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz
READ ALOUD: The 4th of July Spies by Stanley Harris
READ ALOUD: Five Smooth Stones: Hope’s Revolutionary War Diary by Kristina Gregory
READ ALOUD: We Are Patriots: Hope’s Revolutionary War Diary by Kristina Gregory
READ ALOUD: When Freedom Comes: Hope’s Revolutionary War Diary by Kristina Gregory
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The First Fourth of July
THE LIBERTY BELL
TIMELINE: Liberty Bell was Rung July 8, 1776 A.D.
TIMELINE: July 8, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is read publicly
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: July 15 Lyndley’s Fort, SC, Patriots fend off attack by Indians and Tories dressed as Indians
TIMELINE: Aug. 1 Ambushed by Cherokees, Patriots are saved by a mounted charge at Seneca, SC
TIMELINE: Aug. 2 Delegates begin to sign The Declaration of Independence
TIMELINE: Aug. 10 Tugaloo River, SC, Andrew Pickens defeats Cherokees
TIMELINE: Aug. 12? Andrew Pickens’ detachment surrounded by 185 Cherokee Indians, forms a ring and fires outward. It is known as the “Ring Fight.”
TIMELINE: Aug. 12 Col. Williamson and Andrew Pickens defeat Cherokee Indians and burn Tamassy, an Indian town
READ ALOUD: Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen (1776)
BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND
TIMELINE: Aug. 27 Redcoats defeat the George Washington’s army in the Battle of Long Island. Washington’s army escapes at night.
READ ALOUD: By The Sword by Selene Castrovilla
BRITISH OCCUPY NEW YORK CITY
TIMELINE: Sept. 15, 1776 The British occupy New York City
READ ALOUD: Chains (Seeds of America 1) by Laurie Halse Anderson
READ ALOUD: The Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: New York, New York
TIMELINE: David Bushnell 1740–1824
TIMELINE: Prototype Submarine
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The Turtle
BATTLE OF HARLEM HEIGHTS
TIMELINE: Sept. 16, 1776 Generals George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and Israel Putnam
triumphantly hold their ground at the Battle of Harlem Heights
TIMELINE: Nathanael Greene 1742-1786 A.D.
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Sept. 19, 1776 Col. Williamson’s patriots attacked by Cherokees at Coweecho River, NC
NATHAN HALE
TIMELINE: Nathan Hale June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776 A.D.
I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
READ ALOUD: Spy! by Anna Myers
READ ALOUD: Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution by Avi
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: One Life to Lose
BATTLE OF VALCOUR ISLAND
TIMELINE: Oct. 11 Benedict Arnold defeated at the Battle of Valcour Island (Lake Champlain), but delayed British advance
TIMELINE: Oct. 28 The Americans retreat from White Plains, New York. British casualties (~300) higher than American (~200).
BATTLE OF FORT WASHINGTON
TIMELINE: Nov. 16 The Hessians capture Fort Washington, NY
TIMELINE: Maragaret Corbin
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Captain Molly
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Nov. 20 Lord Cornwallis captures Fort Lee from Nathanael Greene
AMERICAN CRISIS
TIMELINE: The American Crisis by Thomas Paine
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: American Crisis
BATTLE OF TRENTON 7 WASHINGTON CROSSES THE DELAWARE
TIMELINE: Battle of Trenton December 26, 1776 A.D.
TIMELINE: December 26, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton from Hessians
READ ALOUD: When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots by Peter M.
READ ALOUD: The Crossing: How George Washington Saved the American Revolution by
BATTLE OF PRINCETON
TIMELINE: January 3, 1777 Washington victorious at Princeton
READ ALOUD: The Scarlet Stocking Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble (1777)
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Across the Delaware
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Jan. 6-May 28, 1777 Washington winters in Morristown, NJ
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: American in Paris
SYBIL LUDINGTON
TIMELINE: Apr. 27 Benedict Arnold’s troops force a British retreat at Ridgefield, Connecticut
READ ALOUD: Sybil’s Night Ride by Karen B. Winnick
TIMELINE: May 20, 1777 Treaty of DeWitt’s Corner, SC: Cherokees lose most of their land east of the mountains
TIMELINE: June 14, 1777 Flag Resolution
READ ALOUD: Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag by
TIMELINE: July 5, 1777 St. Clair surrenders Fort Ticonderoga to the British
LAFAYETTE
TIMELINE: July 27, 1777 Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia
READ ALOUD: Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman
READ ALOUD: Why Not Lafayette? by Jean Fritz
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Aug. 6 The Redcoats, with Iroquois support, force the patriots back at Oriskany, NY, but then have to evacuate
BATTLE OF BENNINGTON
TIMELINE: Aug. 16 American Militia under General Stark victorious at the Battle of Bennington, VT (actually fought in Walloomsac, New York, several miles to the west)
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Aug. 23 British withdraw from Fort Stanwix, NY, upon hearing of Benedict Arnold’s approach
TIMELINE: Aug. 25 British General Howe lands at Head of Elk, Maryland
BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE
TIMELINE: Sept. 11 The British win the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Lafayette Arrives
BATTLE OF THE CLOUDS
TIMELINE: Sept. 16, 1777 Rain-out at the Battle of the Clouds, Pennsylvania
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
TIMELINE: Battle of Saratoga June – October 17 , 1777 A.D.
TIMELINE: Sept. 19 Burgoyne checked by Americans under Gates at Freeman’s Farm, NY. This is part of the “Battles of Saratoga.”
TIMELINE: Oct. 7 Burgoyne loses second battle of Freeman’s Farm, NY (at Bemis Heights). This is part of the “Battles of Saratoga.”
TIMELINE: Oct. 17 Burgoyne surrenders to American General Gates at Saratoga, NY
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The Hessians are Coming
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Sept. 21, 1777 Paoli Massacre, PA
BRITISH OCCUPY PHILADELPHIA
TIMELINE: Sept. 26 British under Howe occupy Philadelphia
TIMELINE: June 18 British abandon Philadelphia and return to New York
BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN
TIMELINE: Oct. 4, 1777 Americans driven off at the Battle of Germantown
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Oct. 22 Hessian attack on Fort Mercer, NJ repulsed
TIMELINE: Nov. 16 British capture Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania
TIMELINE: Dec. 5-7 Americans repulse British at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
VALLEY FORGE
TIMELINE: Continental Army at Valley Forge December, 1777-June, 1778 A.D.
TIMELINE: December 19, 1777 Washington’s army retires to winter quarters at Valley Forge
TIMELINE: June 19, 1778 Washington’s army leaves Valley Forge
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Make Hardtack
READ ALOUD: Winter at Valley Forge: Survival and Victory (Adventures in Colonial America) by James Knight
READ ALOUD: The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 (Dear America) by Kristiana Gregory
READ ALOUD: Forge (Seeds of America 2) by Laurie Halse Anderson
READ ALOUD: Dear America: Cannons at Dawn by Kristiana Gregory
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Valley Forge
FRENCH ALLIANCE
TIMELINE: February 6, 1778 The United States and France sign the French Alliance
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Allies at Last
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: March 7, 1778 British General William Howe replaced by Henry Clinton
BATTLE OF BARREN HILL
TIMELINE: May 20, 1778 Battle of Barren Hill, Pennsylvania
Lafayette with 500 men and about 50 Oneida Indians successfully evade British onslaught
THE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH
TIMELINE: June 28, 1778 The Battle of Monmouth Court House ends in a draw
ACTIVITY: Famous Figures of the American Revolution, by Cathy Diez-Luckie
Molly Pitcher
TIMELINE: Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley “Molly Pitcher” 1754-1832 A.D.
READ ALOUD: They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Honor and Compromise
NEW FRONTIER
TIMELINE: Daniel Boone 1734-1820 A.D.
TIMELINE: James Wilson
TIMELINE: Fort Wilson Riot
TIMELINE: Chief Cornstalk
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The New Frontier
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK
TIMELINE: George Rogers Clark 1752-1818 A.D.
TIMELINE: July 4, 1778 George Rogers Clark captures Kaskaskia, a French village south of St. Louis
BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND
TIMELINE: Aug. 8, 1778 French and American forces besiege Newport, RI
TIMELINE: Battle of Rhode Island August 29, 1778
TIMELINE: Deborah Sampson December 17, 1760 – April 29, 1827
READ ALOUD: Soldier’s Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Sheila Solomon Klass
READ ALOUD: The Black Regiment of the American Revolution by Linda Crotta Brennan
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Deborah Samson: Soldier of the Revolution
CHERRY VALLEY MASSACRE
TIMELINE: Cherry Valley Massacre November 11, 1778
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Bostonians
BRITISH OCCUPY SAVANNAH
TIMELINE: Dec. 29, 1778 The redcoats occupy Savannah
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Feb. 3, 1779 Maj. Gen. Moultrie defeats British detachment at Port Royal Island, SC
TIMELINE: Feb. 14 Patriots Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke beat Loyalists at Kettle Creek, GA
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Feb. 23-24 American George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (in what is now Indiana) on the Wabash in the Western campaign
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The Great Galvez
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: March 3 British Lt. Col. Jacques Marcus Prevost defeats Americans under Gen. John Ashe at Brier Creek, GA
TIMELINE: May 11-13 Maj. General Augustin Prévost (brother of Jacques, see above) breaks his siege when American forces under Maj. Gen. Lincoln approaches
TIMELINE: June 20 Stono River, SC, Maj. Gen. Lincoln inflicts extensive British casualties in indecisive battle
TIMELINE: June 21 Spain declares war on Great Britain
TIMELINE: July 8 Fairfield, CT, burned by British
TIMELINE: July 11 Norwalk, CT, burned by British
MAD ANTHONY
TIMELINE: Anthony Wayne “Mad Anthony” 1745-1796 A.D.
TIMELINE: July 15-16 American “Mad” Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, NY
LIGHT HORSE
TIMELINE: Aug. 19 “Light Horse” Harry Lee attacks Paulus Hook, NJ
TIMELINE: Aug. 29 Newtown, NY, after two massacres, American forces burn Indian villages
READ ALOUD: Moon of Two Dark Horses by Sally M. Keehn
JOHN PAUL JONES
TIMELINE: John Paul Jones 1747-1792 A.D.
TIMELINE: Sept. 23 John Paul Jones, aboard the Bonhomme Richard, captures British man-of-war Serapis near English coast
READ ALOUD: Guns of Providence by Douglas Bond
READ ALOUD: Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution by Robert H. Patton
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Not Yet Begun to Fight
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: In Praise of Ben
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Sept. 28 The Tappan Massacre (“No Flint” Grey kills 30 Americans by bayonet)
TIMELINE: Oct. 9, 1779 American attempt to recapture Savannah, GA fails
TIMELINE: Nov, 1779 – June 23, 1780 Washington’s 2nd winter at Morristown, NJ (the harshest winter of the 18th century)
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: May 12, 1780 British capture Charleston, SC
TIMELINE: May 29 British crush Americans at Waxhaw Creek, SC
TIMELINE: June 20 Patriots rout Tories at Ramseur’s Mill, NC
TIMELINE: July 11 French troops arrive at Newport, RI, to aid the American cause
TIMELINE: Aug. 6 Patriots defeat Tories at Hanging Rock, SC
TIMELINE: Aug. 16 British rout Americans at Camden, SC
BENEDICT ARNOLD
TIMELINE: Sept. 23 John André arrested, leading to the exposure of Benedict Arnold’s plans to cede West Point to the British
TIMELINE: Benedict Arnold 1741-1801 A.D.
READ ALOUD: Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold by Jean Fritz
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Benedict Arnold
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Oct. 7 King’s Mountain, SC: battle lasts 65 minutes. American troops led by Isaac Shelby and John Sevier defeat Maj. Patrick Ferguson and one-third of General Cornwallis’s army
SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
Oct. 14, 1780 Washington names Nathanael Greene commander of the Southern Army
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Conflict in the South
LEGEND OF THE SWAMP FOX
TIMELINE: Francis Marion
READ ALOUD: Francis Marion and the Legend of the Swamp Fox
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: Jan. 1, 1781 Mutiny of unpaid Pennsylvania soldiers
BATTLE OF COWPENS
TIMELINE: Jan. 17 Patriot Morgan overwhelmingly defeats British Col. Tarleton at Cowpens, SC
BATTLE OF COWAN’S FORD
TIMELINE: Feb. 1 The Battle of Cowan’s Ford, Huntersville, NC
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
TIMELINE: Articles of Confederation 1781 A.D.
TIMELINE: March 2 Articles of Confederation adopted
BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURTHOUSE
TIMELINE: March 15 British win costly victory at Guilford Courthouse, NC
JAMES ARMISTEAD
TIMELINE: James Armistead
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: James Armistead
READ ALOUD: George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War by Thomas B. Allen
READ ALOUD: Black Heroes of the American Revolution by Burke Davis
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: April 25 Greene defeated at Hobkirk’s Hill, SC
TIMELINE: May 15 British Major Andrew Maxwell cedes Fort Granby, SC to patriot Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee
TIMELINE: June 6 Americans recapture Augusta, GA
TIMELINE: June 18 British hold off Americans at Ninety Six, SC
TIMELINE: July 6 “Mad” Anthony Wayne repulsed at Green Springs Farm, VA
MUM BETT
TIMELINE: Elizabeth Freeman c. 1742 – December 28, 1829
TIMELINE: Brom and Bett v. Ashley August 1781 AD
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Born Free and Equal
Sept. 8 Greene defeated at Eutaw Springs, SC
TIMELINE: Sept. 15 French fleet drives British naval force from Chesapeake Bay
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
TIMELINE: Battle of Yorktown 1781 A.D.
TIMELINE: Oct. 19 Cornwallis surrounded on land and sea by Americans and French and surrenders at Yorktown, VA
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: Yorktown
TIMELINE
TIMELINE: March 20, 1782 Lord North resigns as British prime minister
TIMELINE: July 11 British evacuate Savannah, GA
TIMELINE: Nov. 30 British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace
TIMELINE: Dec. 14 British leave Charleston, SC
READ ALOUD: Heroes of The Revolution by David A Adler
READ ALOUD: Write on, Mercy! : The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren by Woelfle, Gretchen
TREATY OF PARIS
TIMELINE: Treaty of Paris September 3, 1783 A.D.
TIMELINE: April 19, 1783 Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty
TIMELINE: Sept. 3 The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
TIMELINE: Nov. 25 British troops leave New York City
TIMELINE: Dec. 23 Washington resigns as Commander
MOVIE: Liberty’s Kids: The Man Who Wouldn’t Be King
SHAYS’ REBELLION
TIMELINE: Daniel Shays
TIMELINE: Shays’ Rebellion January 25, 1787 AD
READ ALOUD: The Winter Hero by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
MOVIE: Shays’ Rebellion: America’s First Civil War by History Channel
Here are some good chapter book series set during the American Revolution for boys or girls:
Ashes (Seeds of America 3) by Laurie Halse Anderson (NOT PUBLISHED, COMING SOON)
Will Northaway and the Quest for Liberty (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
Will Northaway and the Fight for Freedom (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky (1765)
Will Northaway and the Gathering Storm (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
Will Northaway and the Price of Loyalty (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
Annie Henry and the Secret Mission (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
Annie Henry and the Birth of Liberty (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
Annie Henry and the Mysterious Stranger (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
Annie Henry and the Redcoats (Young American Patriots) by Susan Olasky
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Scholastic Easy Simulations American Revolution
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Scholastic Hands On History American Revolution
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: American History Series The American Revolution Social Studies Activity Book Carson Delarosa
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids) by Janis Herbert
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Revolutionary War Days: Discover the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes by David C. King and Cheryl Kirk Noll
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