Students looking for more information on their roles for the Town Meeting can
try one of the following sites containing biographical references from the
Revolution.
LIBERTY! The American Revolution
- This companion site to the PBS documentary offers a variety of links,
including connections to biographies of key figures in the American Revolution.
Biographies can also be found under the related topics in the Chronicle of the
Revolution section.
Biographies - From Revolution to
Reconstruction - This history project from the Arts Faculty at the
University of Groningen is mostly college-level text, but it contains a wealth
of information on figures from the American Revolution.
A Journey Towards Freedom -
The American Revolution is the central topic of this ThinkQuest website. The
Infopedia contains biographies of many of the major individuals of the era.
Loyalty
or Liberty? - Imagine being a Loyalist slave in the colony of Virginia
in 1775. Your master has sent you on some errands and instructed you to keep
your eyes and ears open for information that will help the British. Will you
change your allegiance once you have uncovered secrets from both sides?
Colonial Williamsburg offers this exciting on-line adventure. Which side will
you choose?