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