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=8-B-1= Local History Project, Ruth Camuse

http://americanrevolution-pa-history.wikispaces.com/

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Early, hand-drawn map of parts of Pennsylvania. How is it different than maps drawn later, nearer to the time of the Revolutionary War? []

Hand drawn map of Pennsylvania, published in 1775. []

Map of Pennsylvania, 1687. []

A page that contains a great selection of maps of Pennsylvania, from the 1600's on. []

The Theatre of War []

Contains information about maps of the Revolutionary era. []

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Sullivan's march from Easton []

Maps revolutionary war. Not primary sources, but useful to show the war's progression in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Download the animated PowerPoint entitled "1776" to see an animation showing the battles of that year. []

Reinactment of Washington crossing the Delaware (official website) []

Video of reinactment of Washington crossing the Delaware. [] 5-D-1 Music The Kitchen Musician Website. Many titles, some revolutionary war. This website provides sheet music with lyrics (apparently created by the website owners) plus midi files. So though not original sheet music, could be used provide important information about the lyrics and the sound of the tunes. []

Carpenters' Hall – Songs of the Revolution. Lesson plan using songs, includes lyrics and sheet music. []

Archiving Early America. The music of the revolution. Includes midi files, no lyrics or sheet music. []

Sounds and ballads of the American Revolution. Lyrics, no sheet music. Each selection includes a short description of the song's history. From a book published in 1855. []

Songs of the revolution. Lyrics, no sheet music. A bit of history included. []

Songs of the revolution, includes details about the song, the tune, etc. Plus midi files. No sheet music. []

Interesting story about Yankee Doodle. []

Yankee Doodle. Historical information from the Library of Congress. [] and []

Yankee Doodle []

Teacher Resources

From the PBS series, Liberty! Revolutionary War Music. A teacher's guide. []

Lesson. Naval Warfare in the American Revolution: Period Music []

Great list of activity ideas for songs and poetry. Library of Congress. I'll use this list as I finalize how I'll include music activities in my local history project. []

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Durham Furnace

How did Durham Furnace company support the Revolutionary war effort? These resources will help students form conclusions about that question.

Photograph of the painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware []

The history of the Durham boat. Includes photograph of boat, which could be analyzed by students. []

Map showing location of Durham Township, PA. []

Washington Crossing the Delaware .....in a Durham Boat? []

Bethlehem and the Hospital

The Brethren’s House, floor plans. What clues about Moravian life are contained within these floor plans? During the revolutionary war, a hospital was set up in the Brethren's House. []

A diagram showing the layout of Bethlehem, apparently drawn in 1766. Looking at the diagram, can you determine what was there that could have been used as a resource during the war? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An article about the history of Easton. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">German settlers in Pennsylvania during the war

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A poster showing Amish during the 1930's and 1940's. Did German residents of PA dress similarly? Live similarly? How did they help the war effort? Did they help?

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These resources can be used to give students information that helps them understand more about why the American Revolution took place.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Library of Congress information about the cartoon

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information about the cartoon

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explanation of cartoon

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First American Cartoon, pp 15-16

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Map of American Frontier in 1774

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/maps/frontier_line/

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Book written about the history of Northampton County.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/northampton/history/local/davis/davis05.txt, pp. 51-53.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information about General Sullivan; contains primary source material

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The military services and public life of Major General John Sullivan Read pp. 100 through top of 105.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Franklin, the Essential Founding Father. Tells about building forts near Bethlehem.

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=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Counties = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PDF of record showing when towns were laid out and incorporated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. This appears to be an official typewritten record prepared to keep track of this information.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These primary source documents will help students visualize the importance and influence of Philadelphia in the years before and during the Revolution.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore [photograph of a drawing done in 1730]

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This group of resources tells about the history of Bethlehem, including details about the Moravian's beliefs and way of life, and about the community that was constructed. Students will use these resources to form a picture of the settlement, what its people were like, and how the war affected the community.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A view of Bethlem, the great Moravian settlement in the Province of Pennsylvania. A photograph of a drawing created before the Revolutionary War.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A View of Bethlehem

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.townofbethlehem.org/pages/History/historyArticlesAmericanRevolution.asp

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moravian Church History Page

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.moravian.org/history/

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Bethlehem Digital History Project

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://bdhp.moravian.edu/home/home.html

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams describing Bethlehem. Primary source.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Bethlehem Pike. Describes the history and importance of this road running from Philadelphia to Bethlehem.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Sun Inn. Many famous people traveled through Bethlehem and stayed at this Inn.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tells about the history of Bethlehem

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tells about when the Moravians provided a hospital for soldiers

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lesson on Bethlehem PA <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nazareth existed even before Bethlehem. This is a start finding more information about it.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">History of Nazareth

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information about the history of Easton.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Information about the history of Easton.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tells how Easton was selected as one of the places to read the Declaration of Independence

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The path that General Sullivan and his troops took during the Revolutionary War. Photo of a map drawn soon after the event.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Turns out that Quakertown was not named Quakertown until early in the 1800's. There were settlements, though. This is a start in finding resources to explain who was living in the area and how they might have been affected by the Revolutionary War.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Written mostly about Quakers in Philadelphia, but much does apply to Quakers who settled in the area now known as Quakertown.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A photograph of a mural depicting the Liberty Bell traveling through Quakertown, PA:

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first houses were built before the Revolutionary War, but it wasn't called Allentown then. Though it was a tiny place then, it was chosen to hide the Liberty Bell until the war was over.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">History of Allentown

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Liberty Bell Museum in Allentown

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