1775-1783, revolution

Chronicles the life of founding father John Hancock, focusing on his role in the American Revolution, and provides a glossary, chronology, Revolutionary War time line, and further reading list.

Discusses the military tactics, battles, and famous figures of the war that gained the American colonies their independence from Great Britain. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and illustrations related to the war.

In Williamsburg in 1775, as events threaten to plunge the colonies into war with Britain, eleven-year-old John feels caught between the revolutionary sentiments of his older brother and his father's insistence on a more temperate and patient course of action.

Details the events which occurred in the five years leading up to the American Revolution and discusses how those events forever changed the relationship between the colonies and Britain.

Describes various aspects of American history at the end of and following the Revolutionary War, including the war losses, the Articles of Confederation, the Treaty of Paris, Shays' Rebellion, the writing of the Constitution, and other related topics; also includes a glossary and a list of Internet sites.

Examines the events of the last years of the American Revolution, beginning with George Washington's victory in Trenton, New Jersey in December 1776, and continuing through the surrender of the British at Yorktown.

Examines the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against the British, discussing taxes, the invasion of Boston, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and other events.

Describes the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the events leading up to the conflict, and the effect of helping the thirteen British colonies pull together for a common cause.

Describes what life was like for American soldiers who spent the winter of 1778 in Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War.

Presents profiles of twelve leaders of the American Revolution, including George Washington, Paul Revere, and Benedict Arnold; and discusses the role of women in the war.