The American Revolution

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	The French and Indian War
New France and New England: King George's War and The French and Indian War (January 1744- JULY 1759) http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline1b.html	A Short History of The French and Indian War http://www.philaprintshop.com/frchintx.html
THE FALL OF NEW FRANCE aUGUST 1759- December 1760 http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline2.html	The French and Indian War (1754-1763) http://www.philaprintshop.com/frchind.html
THE BRITISH LAKES January 1761- AUGUST 1773 http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline2b.html	The French and Indian War http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/frenchandindianwar1.htm
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THE GREAT REBELLION: Retreat from Canada january 1776- June 1776 http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline3b.html	The American Revolution in the Champlain Valley
war in the northern department: Invasion from the north-Carleton's Campaign JULY 1776- december 1776 http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline4.html	Jim Millard: America�s Historic Lakes� The Lake Champlain and Lake George Historical Site http://www.historiclakes.org/
war in the northern department: The British Campaign of 1777 (Burgoyne) January 1777- October 1777 http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline4b.html	*The Battle of Lake Champlain, October 11, 1776* http://www.historiclakes.org/Valcour/Valcour.html http://www.historiclakes.org/Valcour/valcour_battle.htm
BETWEEN THE WARS: Peacetime in the New Nation MAY 1778- SEPTEMBER 1811 http://www.historiclakes.org/Timelines/timeline5.html	Fort Ticonderoga http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/ Brief History of Fort Ticonderoga http://wwwfort-ticonderoga.org/history/brief_history.htm
	The Revolutionary War (places, events with pictures, video/audio): http://www.casayego.com/amrev/ftti/nftti.htm
Battles Information, pictures, video/audio (music, speeches) about the major events of the Revolutionary War	The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9198/revwar/ticonder.htm
Lexington and Concord: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/lexing/nlexing.htm	Fort Ticonderoga, Revolutionary War, Timelines: http://www.patriotresource.com/events/ticonderoga.html
Fort Ticonderoga: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/ftti/nftti.htm	Fort Ticonderoga and Ethan Allen: http://www.ethanallenhomestead.org/history/fort_ti.htm
The Battle of Saratoga: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/sarat/nsarat.htm	Fort Ticonderoga http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ticonderoga
Fort DeKalb, Brooklyn: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/dekalb/ndekalb.htm	The Last of the Mohicans
Morristown: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/morris/nmorris.htm	James Fenimore Cooper's book is available online at American Literary Classics Library http://www.americanliterature.com/LM/LMINDX.HTML
Philadelphia: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/philad/nphilad.htm	The French and Indian War � Mohican History Links (http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo08021.html)
Valley Forge: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/vforge/nvforge.htm	Fort William Henry (in the movie and book), with pictures and map: http://www.mohicanpress.com/fort_william_henry_report.html
Baltimore Harbor: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/bharbor/nbharbor.htm	Field Trips
Williamburg: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/willb/nwillb.htm	Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Fort Ticonderoga Scavenger Hunt for a Field Trip to Fort Ticonderoga
Yorktown: http://www.casayego.com/amrev/willb/nwillb.htm

Heroes of the American Revolution	The U.S. House of Representatives
Who Served Here? -- Benedict Arnold http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html	Movies
Ethan Allen--Leader of the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont https://vermonthistory.org/explorer/people-places/whos-who/famous-vermonters/ethan-allen	The Last of the Mohicans (1999) (Watch Online/streaming video or DVD L349352) (see associated links below)

Last accessed/updated: June 29, 2018
� 2006 Christine Bauer-Ramazani

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a new nation: 1800-1849

civil war and reconstruction: 1850-1899

progressive era and world wars - 1900-1949

mid-century and cold war 1950-1999

the new millenium - 2000-