The Montana Council for History and Civics Education

Era 3: Revolution and new nation (1754-1820's)

MCHCE's mission to provide teachers with free, relevant, and accurate resources is realized through this website, which is also a gateway to colloquium materials provided at past TAH and MCHCE professional development programs. Additionally, through participation in MCHCE Professional Development, teachers are encouraged to create classroom curriculum from the content presented. These materials are then shared to teachers through our website. 

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Presentations

• The Coming of the American Revolution: White Men, White Women (Billy Smith, MSU); Broadside: Outlaw English goods (1770 from Sons and Daughters of Liberty); Non-Consumption and Non-Importation Primary Sources; Youtube: Abigail Adams was Brilliant 

• The Constitution and America’s Indians (Walter Fleming, MSU); Federal Indian Policy Part I, Federal Indian Policy Part II, Federal Indian Policy Part III, Federal Indian Policy Part IV, Federal Indian Policy Part V, Treaty with the Delawares, 1778 

• Whose Freedom?  Whose Liberty?: African Americans and Native Americans in the Revolutionary Era (Billy Smith, MSU), Black Loyalists: Thomas Peters Biography, Thomas Peters in London, Petition of Thomas Peters 

• The U.S. Constitution: Fulfillment or Betrayal of Revolutionary Ideals? (Billy Smith, MSU) Teaching with Biography PPT or Teaching with Biography PDF

• Religion and the American Revolution (Jon Butler)

• Leaps of Faith (Walter Fleming)

• The pride of womanhood all up in arms: Women of the Republic and Bibliography (Mary Murphy)

• A Ship of Death: Pathogens & the Atlantic World (Billy Smith)

• John Ross: Cherokee Moses (Walter Fleming)

• Look Sharp, Be Sharp: Material Culture through Lewis and Clark (Norman Anderson)

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Curriculum

• Taking it to the Classroom: Lansdowne Lesson (Danice Toyias, MCHCE), Lansdowne Lesson PDF and Lansdowne PPT

• Thinking Like a Historian: Articles of Confederation Lesson Activity (Danice Toyias, MCHCE), Articles of Confederation: Preamble and Conclusion, Transcript of the Articles of Confederation 

• Women of the Revolution Graphic Organizer and "Keep Within the Compass" PPT (Chris Sink)

• IEFA Focus: Ways of Making Treaties (Danice Toyias)

• Inventions Change History (Chris Sink)

• Indians and the American Revolution (Jim Bruggeman)

• Federalists and Antifederalists (Danice Toyias)

• Voices of the Revolution (Chris Sink)

• Revolutionary War Political Cartoons (Jim Bruggeman)

Links and Resources

• The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved

• Continental Congress, Declaration and Resolves

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Letters between Abigail Adams and her husband John Adams

• Compare and Contrast: The Star Spangled Banner

• What Is History? Handout from Peter Gibbon's presentation

• Newspapers and Publishers at the Dawn of the 19th Century

• Texts by or to Thomas Jefferson from the University of Virginia Library

• Revolution Timeline Handout

• George Washington Handout with Bibliography from Peter Gibbon

• Samuel Johnson, "Taxation No Tyranny: An Answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress"

• Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

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Lewis and Clark Links

• PBS Online--Lewis and Clark

• Discovering Lewis and Clark Browse through "Discovery Paths," "Journal Excerpts," and "Communication"

• Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America A Library of Congress Exhibition--Great maps and Primary Sources--Highly Recommended Site!

• Monticello

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