1. Fifth Grade History: Causes of the American Revolution
GLCE
5-U3.1.2 Describe the causes and effects of events such as the Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Massacre.
Kathryn Peterson
SST
Feb. 12, 2013

2. Textbooks and Picture Books
The Boston Tea Party by Steven Kroll
George vs. George by Rosalyn Schanzer
A History of US: From Colonies to Country by Joy Hakim

3. YA Historical Fiction The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

4. Historical Source Songs and Poems
"American Taxation" by Peter St. John
"The Liberty Song" (1768)
"Revolutionary Tea" (1773)

5. Songs and Raps (Modern)
Flocabulary - "This Ain't Working" Rap – An educational rap, with text.
"Revolution, Revolution” – a pop rock educational song, with text.

6. Videos
Liberty's Kids - "The Boston Tea Party” – a PBS for Kids series that follows the American Revolution from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention.
Schoolhouse Rock - "No More Kings" fun cartoon musical outlining the Tax Acts and the Boston Tea Party.
"The Coming of Independence" (Biography of America) – an Annenberg Media production in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

7. Art and Images A symbol of opposition to the Stamp Act.
Paul Revere’s famous engraving of the Boston Massacre.

8. Art and Images
Nathaniel Currier’s “The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor”

9. Political Cartoons
“The Able Doctor or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught” (1774)
“Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering” (1774)
“Bostonians in Distress” (1774)

10. Original Document
John Dickinson’s “Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies” – Letter 1 (1767) reacting against the Stamp Act.

11. Web Resources
Liberty's Kids – companion to the PBS series, an interactive website with games and information about events before, during, and after the American Revolution.
Biography of America - The Coming of Independence – web resources, videos, and descriptions of events.
Eyewitness History – links to eyewitness accounts of important events, such as the Boston Tea Party.

12. Sources
A & E Television Inc. LLC (2013) The destruction of tea at boston harbor, by Nathaniel currier. [Image file]. Retrieved from Adam Eisentenstein. (2011, 5, Jun.) The liberty song. [Video file]. Retrieved from Amazon.com (2013). Johnny tremain. [Image file]. Retrieved from Amazon.com (2013). The boston tea party. [Image file]. Retrieved from Annenberg Foundation. (2013). A biography of America: the coming of independence. Retrieved from Annenberg Foundation. (2013). Program 4: the coming of independence. Retrieved from Annenberg Foundation. (2013). The Bostonians in distress. [Image file]. Retrieved fromhttp:// Annenberg Foundation. (2013). The bostonians paying the excise man, or tarring and feathering. [Image file]. Retrieved from Archiving Early America. (2013) Letters from a Pennsylvania farmer. [Image file]. Retrieved from Barnes, A. M. (2013) Opposition to the stamp tax. [Image file]. Retrieved from Cookie Jar Entertainment. (2011) Liberty’s kids. Retrieved from

13. Sources
Flocabulary. (2013) American revolution: “this ain’t working.” Retrieved from
Forbes, Esther. (1971). Johnny tremain. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Goodreads, Inc. (2013) The fifth of march. [Image file]. Retrieved from
Hakim, Joy. (1993). A history of US book three: from colonies to country. New York: Oxford University Press.
Historic Tours of America Inc. (2013) The able doctor or america swallowing the bitter draught. [Image file.] Retrieved from
Ibis Communications, Inc. (2013). Eyewitness to history. Retrieved from
Kroll, Steven. (1998). Boston tea party. New York: Holiday House
LibertysKidsTv. (2009, 28, Sep.) Liberty’s kids #1: “the boston tea party” (1/2). [Video iile]. Retrieved from FWHN3ljI
MrRiggyRiggs. (2011, 5 Mar.) Schoolhouse rock: no more kings. [Video file]. Retrieved from
Nemann, D, & Duffy, B. (2013) Traitors, seamstresses, and generals: voices of the American revolution – Enouraging Voices. Retrieved from
Paperbackswap.com. (2013). From colonies to country: a history of us book 3. [Image fiile]. Retrieved from
Phorthefunovit. (2011, 23, Mar.) Revolutionary tea song. [Video file]. Retrieved from
RedeemedReader (2011, 27 July). George vs. george. [Image file] Retrieved from
Rinaldi, Ann. (1993). The fifth of march: A story of the boston massacre. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company.

14. Sources
Schanzer, Rosalyn. (2004). George vs. george. Washington D.C.: National Geographic. Totally3rdgrade.com (2013) Revolutionary war. Retrieved from University of Michigan. (2013). The bloody massacre. [Image file}. Retrieved from