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Teaching the Course of the American Revolution

Educator Support Resources

Suggested Bill of Rights Institute resources for teachers to support their knowledge in the content in the Course of the American Revolution lesson.

These resources are for teachers to deepen their knowledge while teaching the content of the lesson. Many teacher preparation programs do not dive deep into U.S. History, causing knowledge gaps for elementary social studies teachers. Think of this as your “cheat sheet” to building your own background knowledge along with your students.  

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 The following scholar-written essays are part of the Bill of Rights Institute’s high school resource collection.

Classroom Book Recommendations

Picture Book 

Revolutionary Friends by Selene Castrovilla 

Revolutionary Rogues: John André and Benedict Arnold by Selene Castrovilla 

Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution by Don Brown 

 Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution by Laurie Halse Anderson  

Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride by Stephen Krensky 

Digital Book

Abigail and John by David Bruce Smith  

Reference Books

Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution by Gretchen Woelfle

Eyewitness: American Revolution (Eyewitness Books) by DK Publishing 

Chapter Book

I Survivedthe American Revolution by Lauren Tarshis