History Guide

"Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain."

What came after the final straw

Still in force after well over 200 years.

A collection of primary sources presented online by the Library of Congress.

Online resource accessible thorough Denison

Maps pertaining to the American Revolutionary War

An American Revolution collection with an excellent selection of maps.

Quick n' dirty.

Much of the collection can be previewed online with images and annotations. Fascinating stuff!

A narrow focus but thorough coverage, presented by the Library of Congress.

The Internet History Sourcebooks Project comprises the three main chronologically ordered websites - on Ancient, Medieval and Modern History - and, in addition, a number of subsidiary themed pages. The Project seeks present original source texts in a context that lends itself to educational use.

It could use some TLC on a few of the links, but overall an impressive collection.