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Outline of the American Revolution with Links
by Gordon Leidner of Great American History
By clicking on the links below you will be taken to, with a few exceptions, other websites that provide information on the American Revolution. Great American History is not responsible for the content on these other websites.
I. Background and Causes of the Revolution
A. Political Turmoil
Wikipedia: Liberalism and Republicanism
Wikipedia: Liberalism
Wikipedia: Republicanism
Digital History: Causes of the Revolution
B. Taxation Without Representation
Infoplease: Causes of the Revolution
Americanrevolution.com
Wikipedia: Taxation Without Representation
II. Taxation and Acts of the British Government
A. Navigation Acts
Wikipedia: Navigation Acts
Infoplease: Navigation Acts
americanrevolution.com: Navigationact
B. Sugar, Currency, and Quartering Acts
Wikipedia: Sugar Act
Wikipedia: Currency Act
Wikipedia: Quartering Act
C. Stamp Act of 1765
UShistory.org: The Stamp Act
U-Shistory.com: The Stamp Act
Wikipedia: The Stamp Act
D. Townsend Act of 1767
UShistory.org: Townsend Acts
U-Shistory.com: Townsend Acts
Wikipedia: Townsend Acts
E. The Boston Massacre and the Tea Act
Wikipedia: The Tea Act
American Homepage: The Tea Act
Wikipedia: Boston Tea Party
Earlyamerica.com: Boston Massacre
Bostonmassacre.net
About.com: Boston Massacre
F. Intolerable Acts of 1774
Americanrevolution.com: Intolerable Acts
Wikipedia: The Intolerable Acts
III. Major Political and Military Leaders
1. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
White House Biography of Washington
Wikipedia: George Washington
The Papers of George Washington
Biography of Thomas Jefferson
Wikipedia: Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson's Monticello
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson from the LOC
Wikipedia: John Adams
USHistory.org: John Adams
University of VA: John Adams Online Reference Source
2. Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison
Wikipedia: Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
A Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin from pbs.org
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
Wikipedia: Benjamin Frankling
Wikipedia: James Madison
University of VA: James Madison Reference Source
James Madison: Father of the Constitution
3. Various Others
Wikipedia: John Jay
US History: John Hancock
Brief Biography of Paul Revere
Video on Paul Revere's Ride
Wikipedia: Founding Fathers
1. King George III
Wikipedia: King George III
King George III
Americanrevolution.com: King George III
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: George III
Britania.com: George III
The Baldwin Project; Yesterday's Classics for Today: George III
2. William Pitt the Elder, Lord North, Charles Fox
Wikipedia: Wlliam Pitt the Elder
William Pitt, The Great Commoner
A Biography of Lord North
Wikipedia: Frederick North
Wikipedia: Charles James Fox
3. Edmund Burke, Lord George Germain
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Edmund Burke
A Biography of Edmund Burke
Wikipedia: Edmund Burke
Wikipedia: Lord George Germain
C. American and French Military Leaders
1. George Washington
American Revolution: George Washington
George Washington in the Revolution
UShistory.org: Washington as Military Commander
2. Nathanael Greene, Benedict Arnold, Marquis de Lafayette, Count de Grasse
Wikipedia: Nathanael Greene
General Nathanael Greene
Wikipedia: Benedict Arnold
Benedictarnold.org: Biography of Benedict Arnold
Wikipedia: Benedict Arnold
Wikipedia: Marquis de Lafayette
3. Daniel Morgan, William Hull, and John Paul Jones
Wikipedia: Daniel Morgan
The Patriot Resource: Daniel Morgan
General Daniel Morgan
Wikipedia: William Hull
Wikipedia: John Paul Jones
4. Various Others
Wikipedia: Nathan Hale
Wikipedia: Horatio Gates
Wikipedia: Richard Montgomery
1. Sir Thomas Gage, Sir William Howe, Richard Howe, Sir Henry Clinton
Wikipedia: Thomas Gage
William Howe
Wikipedia: William Howe
Richard Howe
Richard Howe
Wikipedia: Sir Henry Clinton
Sir Henry Clinton
2. John Burgoyne, Lord Francis Rawdon, Charles Cornwallis
Wikipedia: John Burgoyne
Wikipedia: Francis Rawdon
Love to Know: Lord Francis Rawdon
Wikipedia: Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis
3. Francis Smith and Banastre Tarleton
Wikipedia: Francis Smith
Wikipedia: Banastre Tarleton
Banastre Tarleton
4. Spies of the Revolution
Spies of the American Revolution
IV. Events & Battles of 1775-1776
1. Continental Congress
Wikipedia: First Continental Congress
Documents of the First Continental Congress
Wikipedia: Second Continental Congress
Documents from the Second Continental Congress
2. Common Sense Pamphlet by Thomas Paine
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Wikipedia: Common Sense by Thomas Paine
3. The Declaration of Independence
Wikipedia: The Declaration of Independence
UShistory.org: Declaration of Independence
Our Documents: The Declaration of Independence
Full Text of The Declaration of Independence
1. Lexington and Concorde
Wikipedia: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Lexington
The Battle of Lexington
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, with Map
2. Fort Ticonderoga
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga Home
3. Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
Wikipedia: Battle of Bunker Hill
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Bunker Hill
Massachussetts Historical Society: Battle of Bunker Hill
Theamericanrevolution.org: Battle of Bunker Hill
4. Harlem Heights
Kernstown
Britishbattles.com: Harlem
Brief Account of the Battle of Harlem Heights
5. Valcour Island
Wikipedia: Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain
Battle of Lake Champlain
Battle of Lake Champlain
Detailed Account of the Battle of Valcour Insland on Lake Champlain
6. White Plains
Britishbattles.com Battle of White Plains, NY
Battle of White Plains
Theamericanrevolution.org: Battle of White Plains
7. Trenton
Wikipedia: The Battle of Trenton
Wikipedia: New York and New Jersey Campaign
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Trenton
VI. Events & Battles of 1777-1779
1. The American Flag
Wikipedia: Flag of the United States
Americanrevolution.com: American Flag
USFlag.org: History of the American Flag
2. The Articles of Confederation (first American Constitution)
The Library of Congress: Articles of Confederation
Earlyamerica.com: Articles of Confederation
Wikipedia: Articles of Confederation
3. Treaty of Alliance with France
Wikipedia: Treaty of Alliance
Ourdocuments.gov: 1778 Treaty of Alliance With France
Library of Congress: Treaty of Alliance
4. Valley Forge
UShistory.org: Valley Forge, PA
Wikipedia: Valley Forge
What Happened at Valley Forge
1. Princeton
Wikipedia: Battle of Princeton
Americanrevolution.org: Princeton
HistoryNet.com: Battle of Princeton
2. Oriskany
US History.com: Battle of Oriskany
Wikipedia: Battle of Oriskany
Oriskany Lesson Plans
3. Brandywine
UShistory.org: Brandywine
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Brandywine Creek
Wikipedia: Battle of Brandywine
4. Saratoga
Saratoga.org: Battle of Saratoga
Britishbattles.com: Saratoga
Wikipedia: Battle of Saratoga
5. Germantown
Theamericanrevolution.org: Germantown
Wikipedia: Battle of Germantown
Britishbattles.com: Germantown
6. Savannah
Wikipedia: Siege of Savannah
Myrevolutionarywar.com: Savannah
Americanrevolution.com: Savannah
7. Flamborough Head
Wikipedia: Battle of Flamborough Head
Oceantechnology.org: Battle of Flamborough Head
Detailed account of Battle of Flambrough Head
VII. Events & Battles of 1780-1783
1. Treason of Benedict Arnold
The Treason of Benedict Arnold
Americanrevolution.com: Treason of Benedict Arnold
The Enigma of Benedict Arnold
2. Loyalists Departure
Wikipedia: Loyalists
History of Nova Scotia: The Loyalists
3. Victory and The Treaty of Paris
Wikipedia: Treaty of Paris
Peace of Paris, 1783
Revolutionary War: Groping Towards Peace
1. Charleston
My Revolutionary War: Battle of Charleston
Theamericanrevolution.org: Battle of Charleston
Wikipedia: Siege of Charleston
2. Camden
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Camden
Wikipedia: Battle of Camden
Battleofcamden.org: Documentary of the Battle of Camden
3. Cowpens
Patriotresource.com: Battle of Cowpens
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Cowpens
National Park Service: Battle of Cowpens
Wikipedia: Battle of Cowpens
4. Guilford Courthouse
National Park Service: Guilford Court House
Wikipedia: Battle of Guilford Court House
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Guilford Court House
5. Hobkirk's Hill
Wikipedia: Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
Historyofwar.org: Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
Hobkirkhill.org: Narrative of the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
6. Chesapeake Bay
Wikipedia: Battle of the Chesapeake
UShistory.com: Battle of the Capes
Myrevolutionarywar.com: Battle of the Chesapeake Capes
7. Eutaw Springs
Myrevolutionarywar.com: Battle of Eutaw Springs
Theamericanrevolution.org: Battle of Eutaw Springs
Wikipedia: Battle of Eutaw Springs
8. Yorktown
Britishbattles.com: Battle of Yorktown
Wikipedia: The Siege of Yorktown
Theamericanrevolution.org: Battle of Yorktown
Patriotresource.com: Battle of Yorktown
9. Saintes
Fortogden.com: Battle of Saintes
Wikipedia: Battle of the Saintes
Americanheritage.com: Battle of Saintes
VIII. Civilians and Miscellaneous
A. Women in the American Revolution
Women in the American Revolution
Americanrevolution.com: Women int the Revolution
Americanrevolution.org: Women in the Revolution
Colonialancestors.com: Women in the American Revolution
B. African-Americans in the American Revolution
Americanrevolution.com: African Americans in the Revolution
Americanrevolution.org: Blacks in the American Revolution
Pbs.org: Blacks in the American Revolution
Blacks During the American Revolution
African American Freedom Fighters During the American Revolution
C. Native Americans in the American Revolution
American Indians in the American Revolution
Americanrevolution.org: Indians in the American Revolution
Wikipedia: Native Americans in the Revolution
Nativeamericans.com: Iroquois
Iroquois History
Wikipedia: Abenaki Indians
D. Religion in the American Revolution
Nps.gov: Religion in the American Revolution
Religion and the American Revolution
Religion and the American Revolution
Religion and the American Revolution by Jerald C. Brauer
How Preachers Incited Revolution
America's Christian Roots
E. Hospitals & Medicine in the Revolution
The History of Medicine: The Revolutionary War
Health and Medicine in Revolutionary America
Americanrevolution.org: Hospitals and Prison Ships
Biological Warfare in the American Revolution
F. Clothing of the American Revolution
Wikipedia: Fashions of the Revolution
Uniforms of the American Revolution
Americanrevolution.org: English Costumes of the 18th Century
Colonial America Clothing
G. Newspapers and the Press During the Revolution
Newspapers in the Revolutionary Era
Pbs.org: Selected Revolutionary War Newspaper Articles
Benjamin Franklin, Publisher
H. Weapons of the American Revolution
Americanrevolution.org: Artillery
Weapons of the American Revolution
The Brown Bess Musket
I. The American Navy in the Revolution
Wikipedia: Naval Operations in the American Revolution
The Birth of the Navy of the United States
The American Revolution: The War at Sea
The American Revolution, Naval History
J. Food and Cooking in the Revolution
Wikipedia: Colonial Period Cuisine
Food in Colonial America
Colonial and Early American Fare
K. Art and Music of the American Revolution
Fiddle Tunes of the Revolution
Music of the Revolution
Americanrevolution.org: Art Gallery of the Revolution
L. Loyalists in the Revolution
Wikipedia: Loyalists of the American Revolution
Loyalists During the American Revolution
A Loyalist Answers Thomas Paine With "Plain Truth"
IX. Establishment of American Government
A. Constitutional Convention of 1787
Teachingamericanhistory.org: The Constitutional Convention
Text of the Constitution of the United States
Text of the Constitution of the United States
The Library of Congress: To Form A More Perfect Union
B. Northwest Ordinance
Wikipedia: The Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance
Teachingamericanhistory.org: The Northwest Ordinance
C. The Federalist Papers
Wikipedia: The Federalist Papers
Foundingfathers.info: The Federalist Papers
Library of Congress: The Federalist Papers
Historic Documents: The Federalist Papers
D. The Constitution of the United States
Wikipedia: The Constitution of the United States
Wikipedia: The History of the Constitution of the United States
Encarta: Constitution of the United States
E. George Washington Becomes President
Whitehouse.gov: Washington Becomes President
Earlyamerica.com: Washington Becomes President of the United States
Wikipedia: The President of the United States
F. The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10 to the United States Constitution)
Wikipedia: The Bill of Rights
Text of The Bill of Rights
Billofrights.com: The Official Site of the Bill of Rights