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Category Archives: American Revolution Era & Constitution
Birth of the United States & the American Revolution (powerpoint)
Birth of an American Nation Click on link to download powerpoint. This powerpoint provides a brief description of the American Revolution.
Seven Years War/ French and Indian War (video)
This video provides a brief description of the Seven Years War between England and France. Crash Course World History by John Green. 12 minutes & 20 seconds.
American Revolution (video)
This video provides a brief description of the American Revolution. Crash Course World History by John Green. 11 minutes & 27 seconds.
Team Martinez visits Colonial Williamsburg (2012)
Colonial Williamsburg is the historic area located within the city of Williamsburg, Virginia. The district includes buildings dating from 1699 to 1780 which made colonial Virginia’s capital. For most of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education … Continue reading
Team Martinez visits Monticello in Virginia (2012)
Monticello is the historic plantation home of Thomas Jefferson. He was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, third President of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia. The plantation was originally … Continue reading
Patrick Henry, ” Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” Speech, March 23, 1775
St. John’s Church (Photographed in Richmond, Virginia: June 2010). Location of Patrick Henry’s famous speech, “Give me Liberty of Give me Death!” Following the Boston Tea Party, Dec. 16, 1773, in which American colonists dumped 342 containers of … Continue reading
Team Martinez visits the Old North Church & Paul Revere Sites, Boston, Massachusetts (2009 & 2011)
The Old North Church played a significant role in the the American Revolution. Paul Revere, made famous by Henry Wadworth Longfellow’s poem,”Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,” stood across the Charles River, waiting for signal lanterns from the Old North Church’s steeple, … Continue reading
The Crossing, 2000 (motion picture)
The Crossing, 2000 A dramatization of General George Washington’s perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.
Last of the Mohicans, 1992 (motion picture)
Last of the Mohicans, 1992 Based on the classic novel by Fenimore Cooper, three Mohican trappers protect a British Colonel’s daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War. This movies depicts a love story surrounded by the conflicts … Continue reading
John Adams, 2008 (television mini-series)
John Adams, 2008 The life of one of the USA’s Founding Fathers, its second President and his role in the nation’s first 50 years.
