There's Going To Be Fireworks Vol 3

Independence Hall,
Photo by Lance Mosier

Another Independence Day is upon us and I thought I would share some resources to use with your students on the Declaration of Independence and on the American Revolutionary War. Make sure you also check out my other blog posts on resources on the American Revolutionary War.

• Resources for There's Going to be Fireworks Volume 1 

• Resources for There's Going to be Fireworks Volume 2

• Patriot or Loyalist? Espionage During American Revolution

• Who Fired the Shot Hear Around The World?

Mount Vernon Resources

Mount Vernon with my Daughter

Check out the new online interactive Be Washington online exhibit from Mount Vernon that lets your students play the role of George Washington. The simulation allows you look at actual scenarios confronted by Washington and allows students to make choices. This covers both his role as general, and as our first president.

Mount Vernon has created some good video resources worthwhile to check into. I've shared Winter Patriots in Fireworks Volume 2. Here are some other videos to add to you playlists.

• Now Or Never: The Battle Of Yorktown.
• A More Perfect Union: George Washington And The Making Of The US Constitution 

SportCentre: Revolutionary War Edition

This is fun video that looks at the military tactics and strengths as if this was a European Football match. Very entertaining and informative.

American Battlefield Trust

The Civil War Battlefield Trust has renamed itself American Battlefield Trust and is also putting together some resources beyond the US Civil War to include content on the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Check out some of the videos below to add to your resources for your students.

Animated Map: Entire American Revolutionary War

The Declaration of Independence in 4 Minutes.

The Revolutionary War in 4 Minutes: Battle of Princeton

Townsend

If you and your students are into 18th century food you need to check out the YouTube Chanel of Jas Townsend and Sons. This series on 18th Century Soldier Food is pretty informative. You can watch the first of this series on 18th Century Soldier Rations below.

Declaration Resources Project

The Declaration Resources Project from Harvard is a very great website for teaches looking for lesson ideas and resources to help students get more into depth of this important document. Check out their teacher resources page for lessons. I like their map on how the Declaration of Independence spread through the colonies to help students see how news spread of our declaration from England. Their lesson on the John Trumbull painting is very insightful as a tool to look at how memory shapes our perception of the past and how we can use historical thinking to debunk some of these myths. Their Presenting The Facts on the 1776 Musical would be a great resource specially with the popularity of the musical Hamilton.

Declaration Descendents via Ancestry

I really liked this YouTube video that Ancestry put together. Check out their article from Inverse "Watch the Founding Fathers' Descendants Gather In One Room" to lean more about this video.

This video would be a good way to incorporate the Trumbull painting as a historical analysis lesson.

Doing History: Digital Project from the Omohundro Institute  

Inside Independence Hall
Photo by Lance Mosier

Ben Franklin's World Podcast has a great series on Doing History with the assistance of the Omohundro Institute. Season Two focuses on how historians examine the road to the American Revolution. This would be a great resource for teachers to get some information of the latest research being done on the American Revolution and access to some primary sources to incorporate in their classes with students.  Make sure to download the OI Reader App (IOS/Google Play) to access some of these primary sources discussed in these episodes.



Make sure to listen to the growing lists of episodes dealing with the American Revolutionary War with Liz Covart's Ben Franklin's World Podcasts.

My Fourth of July YouTube Playlist

Check out this Playlist of some fun and informative videos on YouTube.

My Spotify Declaration of Independence Break-Up Songs

Do you have any websites, videos, and resources that you find helpful in learning about the Revolutionary War? I would love to hear about them in the comments section below.