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Title:
| Revolutionary War: Spies |
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Description:
| Find out about the men and women who were spies during the Revolutionary War. There are links about women spies, Nathan Hale, and James Armistead Lafayette. Some of the websites include letters that the spies wrote and talk about how spies sent messages without getting caught. Includes a link to an eTheme resource on Revolutionary War Biographies. |
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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Resource Links:
| Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Read about spy letters and the people who delivered them. Learn about the secret methods used and the routes that were taken.
PBS: World of Influence: Spies
Find out some of the techniques spies used to communicate, such as invisible ink.
CIA: Intelligence in the War of Independence
This CIA website is about spies during the Revolutionary War. There are links to some pictures of spies.
Patriot Nathan Hale was Hanged
Find out how this famous spy for America was caught.
CIA: Nathan Hale
Learn more about the spy from this CIA website.
CIA Kids Page: James Armistead Lafayette
Read a short biography of this slave who was also a spy for America during the Revolutionary War.
Black Patriots of the American Revolution
This 14 page PDF file includes a thorough biography of James Armistead Lafayette, the American spy.
Benedict Arnold
Watch this film to find out how Arnold was a spy for the British army.
NPS: Daughters of Liberty
Learn about some of the women spies from the Revolutionary War.
Spying: A Sneaky Business
This six page PDF file is a lesson plan about spies in the Revolutionary War. Includes reproducible pages for a classroom game.
eThemes Resource: Revolutionary War: Biographies
This is a collection of biographies on the men and women involved in the Revolutionary War. Learn about George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Samuel Adams, Benedict Arnold, Crispus Attucks, Nathan Hale, Ethan Allen, and more. Includes portraits, some videos, and letters from spies. There are links to eThemes Resources on Paul Revere and the Revolutionary War.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.9, 3, 1, 6
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