References Used in Curriculum Development
WEBSITES
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
http://www.founding.com A project of The Claremont Institute, Founding.com is dedicated to making the documents and principles of the American Founding accessible to educators and students of all ages.
http://www.homemakersforamerica.com/Patriots-Reading-List.html List of literature to gain a better understanding of our nation’s history, heritage, and values.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel03.html Religion played a major role in the American Revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the British–an assurance to the average American that revolution was justified in the sight of God.
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/SecondAmendment.aspx Information on current second amendment issues. Information on the Founding Fathers views on the second amendment.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagcode.htm Flag Code
www.answers.com Biography/background of George Whitefield
www.ccel.org Biography on George Whitefield
www.christianitytoday.com George Whitefield
www.foxnews.com Glenn Beck transcripts from 5/14/2010 show – George Whitefield
www.loc.gov Biography/background of George Whitefield
www.reformed.org George Whitefield’s Sermons
www.sermonaudio.com George Whitefield Sermons
www.wikipedia.com Basic biography on George Whitefield & John Adams
MOVIES AND TV
Liberty’s Kids
The Glenn Beck Show – Founders’ Fridays
The Truth Behind the Declaration of Independence – VHS
ADULT BOOKS
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by B.J. Lossing
The Five Thousand Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen
KIDS BOOKS
A Kids’ Guide to America’s Bill of Rights by Kathleen Krull
Bill of Rights in Translation by Amie Jane Leavitt
Colonial Days by David King
Samuel Adams – Father of the Revolution by Ann Heinrichs
The American Revolution for Kids – A History with 21 Activities by Janis Herbert
The Bill of Rights by Christine Taylor-Butler
The Boston Tea Party by Steve Kroll
Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Brindell Fradin