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Department of State

Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Commission

The Hon. Tahesha Way, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State

The American Revolution in Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ

Grades 5 through 8

Books, Articles and Teachers Guides

“Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Loyalists During the American Revolution”,
Jersey Journeys (October 1998).
Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102

“Slow Road to Independence”
pp. 82-97, In Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ: A Mirror on America
John T. Cunningham. Andover, N.J.: Afton Publishing Co., 1976

“World Turned Upside Down”,
pp. 98-125, In Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ: A Mirror on America
John T. Cunningham. Andover, N.J.: Afton Publishing Co., 1976

Teachers Guide Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Legacy
Program Four, The Republican Rebellion
David S. Cohen. Trenton: Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Commission and Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Network, 1999

Audio and Video

Crossroads to Victory
A one-hour television documentary about the Revolutionary-War battles fought in Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ, produced by Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Network, 1976

The Republican Rebellion
A 30-minute television documentary about Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ during the Revolutionary Era. A co-production of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Network and the Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Commission, 1997

The Trenton Campaign (Online Video Clip)

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Documents

Teachers Guide. Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Legacy
Program Four, The Republican Rebellion
David S. Cohen. Trenton: Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Commission and Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Network, 1999
Woodbridge Celebrates the Repeal of the Stamp Act, pp. 51-52
Eyewitness Account of the Battle of Trenton, pp. 52-53

Visuals

Internet Sites

What Would You Do? Washington, Howe, Cornwallis and the Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Campaign

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Grades 9 through 12

Books, Articles and Teachers Guides

The Day is Ours: An Inside View of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Dwyer, William, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1998

“William Franklin”
In The Governors of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner
Gerlach, Larry R. Trenton: Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Commission, 1982 (online publication), pp. 72-76

Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ From Colony to State, 1609-1789
Richard P. McCormick. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1964.

Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ's Revolutionary Experience (Pamphlet Series)

Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ in the American Revolution, 1763-1783: A Documentary History

“The Movement for Independence”
(Stirrings of Discontent, the Road to Rebellion, Divided Loyalties), pp. 106-131.

“Fighting for Freedom”
(Invasion and Retreat, Turning the Tide, the Interminable War, Between War and Peace), pp. 132-157

“William Livingston”
In The Governors of Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner.
Ryan, Dennis, Trenton: Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Historical Commission, 1982 (online publication), pp. 77-81

“Good Golly Miss Molly: In Search of the Real Molly Pitcher”
Marc Mappen and David Martin(online article)

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“The Politics of Battle: Washington, Lee, and the Monmouth Campaign”
Mark Lender(online article)

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Documents

A Petition by Rachel Lovell Wells, 1786

The American Crisis, Paine, Thomas, (December 19, 1776 - online article)
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

Words That Make Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ History
Edited by Howard L. Green. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1995
Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ and the Stamp Act (1765), pp. 47-49
Benjamin and William Franklin and the Coming of the American Revolution, pp. 50-53
War-Torn Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ (1777), pp. 54-55
The Journal of Nicholas Collin (1778), pp. 56-58
John Witherspoon's Notes on Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ (1785), pp. 59-61
The Petition of Negro Prime for His Freedom (1786), pp. 62-64
The Petition of Rachel Wells (1786), pp. 65-66
Abraham Clark on Republican Principles (1786), pp. 67-69

1. Journals
        Private Journal of Margaret Morris (Dec. 6-17, 1776)
        Private Journal of Margaret Morris (Dec. 19 - June 6, 1776)
        Confinement
        Odell's Satire of Witherspoon
        Odell's Biography

2. Loyalists
        Letter to Mrs. LaGrange from Neighbor (July, 1776)
        Letter from Brother (1788)
        Local Advertisement (July 1776)
        Letter to Parliament (1780's)

3. Battle of Monmouth
        

Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ History Partnership Project:
George Washington to Lund Washington (December 1776)
Thomas Paine, The Crisis (December 1776)
Henry Knox to Lucy Knox (December 1776)
Thomas Rodney to Caesar Rodney (December 1776)
Sergeant R. Describes the Aftermath of the Battle of Trenton (1832)
Thomas Dunn Engllish on the Battle of Monmouth (1885)
Parson Weems on the Battle of Monmouth (1809)

Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Women's History:
Margaret Morris's Revolutionary Experiences (1776-1777)
“To General Washington” by Annis Boudinot Stockton (1783)

Visuals

Heroic Images of George Washington and Molly Pitcher

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Online Lectures

Mark Lender, “Reversals of Fortune: The Trenton-Princeton Campaign”

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Maxine Lurie, “Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ State Constitution of 1776”

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Jean Soderlund, “Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ's Quakers and the Revolution”

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Carl Prince, “William Livingston, the War for Independence, and Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ's Internal Revolution”

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Ann Pfau, “Patriotism, Poetry, and National Politics: Women and the Revolution in Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ”

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Gregory Dowd, “Two Lenapes, Two Franklins”

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Internet Sites


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