American Revolution: Home
How to use this guide
Thanks for using the Valley Cottage Library's research companion to Ms. Reed's "American Revolution" assignment.
Use the links on this page to find encyclopedia entries, journal and magazine articles, and primary source documents pertaining to the American Revolution.
IMPORTANT: If you are using this guide from home or from your school, you might have to enter your library barcode number to access the databases on this page.
Click on the "Primary Sources" tab for databases, websites, and books with speeches, letters, and other primary source documents from people associated with the American Revolution.
If you have any questions or suggestions to make this guide better, please contact us.
Grace Riario, Teen Librarian: gonzalez@rcls.org
Lauren Moore, Librarian lmoore@rcls.org
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Encyclopedia Britannica
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS FROM HOME.
Annals of American History
An excellent source for quotes from people associated with the American Revolution.
Grolier Online
Click to search Groiler Online or open one of the articles below.
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American RevolutionFrom Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Click on the links embedded within the article to find out more about specific people, battles, and events. -
Revolutionary WarFrom The New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia.
Be sure to click the "Profiles" button at the top of the page to read more about important people associated with the Revolutionary War.