G08: Revolution: Resources

Become an eyewitness to the American struggle for independence, from the events that sparked the war through to the signing of the Constitution. Discover how American soldiers won battles against the great British Empire, plus see the muskets and cannons of the armies, learn how soldiers were drilled, and find out why Yorktown was not the end of the Revolution.

From the first stirrings of unrest under British rule at the Boston Tea Party, to the treachery of Benedict Arnold at West Point, to George Washington's Christmas Eve surprise attack at the Battle of Trenton, to the British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown, Fight for Freedom explores the war that created one independent nation out of thirteen diverse colonies.

Find out what events led our young nation to go to war with Great Britain and how the Declaration of Independence, the document that continues to shape our civil rights, came to be. * Why did the colonists want independence from Great Britain? * What brought on the Boston Tea Party? * How did the Declaration of Independence initially impact women and slaves? * What did Benjamin Franklin do to convince the French to join the revolution? * How was George Washington chosen to lead the new young country? * What elements of the Declaration of Independence continue to be debated today?

Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War; Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa.