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Those Rebels, John and Tom

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John Adams was short and stout. Thomas Jefferson was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite.

But these two very different gentlemen did have two things in common: They both cared deeply about the American colonies, and neither cared much for the British tyrant, King George.

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Resources to Learn More

Here are some great library books and materials for learning about the Revolutionary era!

A spy called James : the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent by Anne Rockwell

The Revolutionary War begins : would you join the fight? by Elaine Landau

From thirteen colonies to one nation by John Micklos, Jr.

What was the Revolutionary War all about? by John Micklos, Jr.

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A revolutionary field trip : poems of colonial America. poems by Susan Katz

The revolutionary John Adams by Cheryl Harness

Yankee Doodle and the Redcoats : soldiering in the Revolutionary War by Susan Provost Beller

Colonial and revolutionary times : a Watts guide by Michael Burgan

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Here are some great YouTube videos about the Revolutionary era!