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Introduce students to the people that sought to remain neutral on the matter of independence, and those who saw benefits and challenges to supporting either side.

Marvin-Alonzo Greer, public historian and social media star, joined the latest episode of the Museum's AmRev360 series, hosted by President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson.

As a Museum, we are dedicated to providing the resources and support you need today, and every day, to make meaning of history with your students.

Author Susan Holloway Scott writes about the debut of seamstress Samantha McCarty's design for the “Fashioning Eliza 1777” gown at our January 2019 History After Hours.

This unit explores the early life of James Forten by describing what life was like in Philadelphia during the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.

This unit explores the various ways that people of African descent pushed to end slavery and demand equal rights in the years following the Revolutionary War.

Now-former Museum Chief Historian Dr. Philip Mead takes a closer look at the evolution of the American flag as a symbol during the Revolutionary era.

Can't make it to the Museum or to our Old City neighborhood in Philadelphia? Check out our growing selection of digital resources to visit from anywhere.

This musket, made by Philadelphia gunsmith Thomas Palmer, is believed to have been one of the forty muskets ordered by George Washington in January 1775.

This original copy of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, published in 1773, was written by Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American author.