Events Leading up
to the
American Revolution
For Kids
Road to Revolution for Kids
British Parliament
Colonial Government
The Stamp Act & The Stamp Act Congress
Boycott of British Goods
The Sons of Liberty
Repeal of the Stamp Act
The Declaratory Act
Boston Massacre
Repeal of the Townshend Acts
(except for the tea tax)
The Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Boycott of British Goods
Minutemen & Militia
Green Mountain Boys
Fort Ticonderoga (canons!)
Second Continental Congress
Appointment of Washington
as Commander of Continental Army
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott
Battles of Lexington and Concord, Shot Heard Round the World
The Declaration of Independence
For Teachers
Free Use Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for Colonial America
Free Use Presentations in PowerPoint format about Colonial America
Explore American History
For Kids and Teachers
Creating a New Nation
- New World Explorers
- Native Americans in Olden Times
- The 13 Colonies
- Road to Revolution
- The American Revolution
Creating a New Government
Western Expansion
- Jefferson and theNew Republic
- Louisiana Purchase
- Lewis & Clark
- War of 1812
- Monroe Doctrine
- Manifest Destiny
- The Oregon Trail
- Wagon Trains
- Pioneer Life & Frontier Life
- Trail of Tears
- The Alamo 1836, Texas Revolution
- Mexican - American War 1846-1848
- Gold Rush
Brink of the Storm and the Civil War
- Events Leading up to the American Civil War
- The Industrial Revolution
- American Civil War - 1861-1865
- People of the Civil War - Lincoln, Davis, Grant, Lee, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Dred Scott and more
- 13th Amendment ending slavery forever
- Reconstruction, Carpetbaggers & Scalawags
- 14th & 15th Amendments
Growth in the West
The Nation Grows
World War I, The Great War
The Roaring 20s
The Great Depression
World War II
Slavery in America
Segregation for Kids - Civil Rights
US Holidays
QUIZZES - Interactive, with Answers for Student Review
For Teachers
Free for Classroom Use - American History Powerpoints and Presentations
American History Lesson Plans, Units, Activities, Projects for Teachers