American Revolution
Infotrac: Discovering Collection - The best place to look for biographical articles. Click on "Databases" and then "Discovering Collection."
New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia - Search for your person's name to find short biographies.
Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers - Biographies of all of the founding fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Spy Letters of the American Revolution - View scanned images of original spy letters sent during the American Revolution, along with a transcription and background information for each. Read brief biographies of Benedict Arnold, Ann Bates and Miss Jenny (women spies), and other famous people, such as the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, and Paul Revere.
John Adams - Official White House biography. For more information try the Internet Public Library.
George Washington - Official White House biography. For more information try the Internet Public Library.
Paul Revere - Several pages of excellent information.
Patrick Henry - Don't miss the link to the "Fact Sheet" at the bottom of the page.
Benedict Arnold - From Historic Valley Forge. Nathan Hale - Don't miss the list of links at the bottom of the page.
WOMEN
Daughters of the American Revolution - This site includes biographical information on Sybil Ludington, Deborah Sampson Gannet and Nancy Morgan Hart.
The Betsy Ross Homepage - Includes information on the life of Betsy Ross and the history of the flag.
Abigail Smith Adams - Official White House biography.
Margaret Corbin and Deborah Sampson - Short and sweet.
Martha Washington - Official White House biography.
Phyllis Wheatley - A short biography from The Library of Congress, and a longer one from them Women Writers of Color web site.
AFRICAN-AMERICANS
The Revolution's Black Soldiers by Robert A. Selig, Ph.D. A lengthy article about the role African-Americans played in the war.