Pierce County Library System
Information & Imagination

You can also find these useful databases through the e-sources link, located in the services tab on the home page.

Junior High E-books
This database allows you to find, with just one search, many great history sources such as the American Revolution Reference Library.

Marshall Cavendish Digital
The social studies category offers maps, time lines, diagrams and photographs for a wide range of eras, including Explore American History 1550-1877.

History Resource Center: U.S.
Search for a specific person, subject or reference work to find United States history articles and timelines.

eLibrary
Use this resource to find magazine and newspaper articles and selected TV/radio transcripts.

Social Studies for Kids
Web site: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/americanrevolutiondef.htm

Voices of the American Revolution - People, actions and documents.
Web site: http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/home.htm

American Revolution Primary Sources
Web site: http://www.historywiz.com/primarysources/americanrevprimary.html

Historic Documents of the United States
Web site: http://ahp.gatech.edu/hisdocs.html

Pre-Revolutionary America (1763-1776)
Web site: http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/prerevolution/summary.html

United States History
Web site: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/eras.html#revolutionary

Declaration of Independence
This site includes information about people, events, laws and resolutions leading up to the United States declaring its independence from Great Britain.
Web site: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/index.htm