The American Revolution1775 to 1781

Artist: Archibald McNeal Willard (1836-1918)Entitled: First known as "Yankee Doodle", and later known as "The Spirit of '76".Source: http://www.americanrevolution.org/spirit.html

A Timeline of American Thought[emphasizing Philosophy, Theology, and Political Theory]

by John ShookTable of Contents

The Colonial / EraRepublic and Revivals / The Civil War and Evolution / Recent American Philosophy

http://www.pragmatism.org/american/

Note to teachers and Students: Analyze works of art as lenses through which we can glimpse aspects of the American character, the hopes, fears and aspirations and also the problems, absences, contradictions between ideals and realities Images, architecture, sculpture made by artists often inscribe our beliefs, our dreams, our mistakes; How these multicultural contributions and ideas have informed the visual arts can be readily seen in images:

The National Archives (ARCHIVES.GOV)Pictures of the Revolutionary War

& Select Audiovisual recordshttp://www.archives.gov/research/american-revolution /pictures/#be

National Archives and Records AdministrationWashington, DC 20408

Links to American Revolution Documents and WebsitesSite contains Paintings, audio passages, maps, letters, etchttp://userpages.umbc.edu/~bouton/Revolution.links.htm

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_divine_appap_7/23/5933/1518971.cw/content/index.htmlThis site contains NUMEROUS maps covering a wide variety of topics in American history.

Songs and Balladsof the

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONhttp://americanrevolution.org/warsongs.html

Colonial America 17th Century Some samples available on line.

http://www.mcneilmusic.com/rev.html

The American revolution (Site contains a variety of itmes)http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/DE/research/revolution/

Discovery, Exploration, Colonies, & RevolutionSite contains a very large number of links.

http://www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm#Primary%20Documents

The Topic: Revolutionary War http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm

Songs of the RevolutionSite gives lyrics and interpretations

http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/edu/songs.htm

http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~tyarboro/2315lec.html

Washington Crossing the Delaware, Leutze, Emanuel.; 1851. o/c, 12'5" x 21'3“

[NY Metropolitan Museum of Art]

Prince Whipple and American Painting Written by J. Dennis Robinson Who is the Black Crewman in "Washington Crossing the Delaware"? http://www.seacoastnh.com/Black_History/Black_History_of_the_Seacoast/Prince_Whipple_and_American_Painting/

http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/rotunda/surrender_cornwallis.cfm

Surrender of Lord CornwallisBy: John Trumbull

Oil on canvas, 12' x 18 Commissioned 1817

The Boston Tea Party

http://king.portlandschools.org/files/onexpedition/expeditionproducts/sparks/files/sparks/teaparty/teaparty.htm

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/index.asp

Midnight RideOf Paul Revere Route map The below site has Numerous itemsespecially on important persons

The Shot Heard 'Round the World’ by Domenick D'Andrea

Some pictures depicted herein are from the Heritage Series web site listed below. The site also contains information on each painting.http://www.ng.mil/resources/photo_gallery/heritage/concord_bridge.html

The Concord HymnRalph Waldo Emerson (1837)

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,     Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;Here once the embattled farmers stood;

     And fired the shot heard round the world.

The foe long since in silence slept;     Alike the conqueror silent sleeps,

     And Time the ruined bridge has swept     Down the dark stream that seaward creeps.

On this green bank, by this soft stream,     We place with joy a votive stone,

That memory may their deeds redeem,     When, like our sires, our sons are gone.

O Thou who made those heroes dare     To die, and leave their children free, --

Bid Time and Nature gently spare     The shaft we raised to them and Thee.

http://www.nps.gov/archive/mima/hymn.htm

"...The Whites of Their Eyes!“ by Ken Riley