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Curated OER

Common People of the American Revolution

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the people of the American Revolution.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders participate in a simulation that explains the different people of this time. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Quiz B-Grade 4

For Students 4th
In this grade 4 social studies quiz worksheet, 4th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 4 concepts. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Revolutionary War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the role of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Using an inflatable ball, they toss the ball around the room and answer questions related to sayings on the ball. In groups, they play a game to reinforce...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

BIRTH OF AN EXCEPTIONAL NATION

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the 2 paintings "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and "Prayer at Valley Forge". Look for similarities, differences and information on the painters. Create a political game board using the events from 1776.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Africans and Women in Jamestown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the first settlement at Jamestown and its citizens. Using the internet, they discover the role of women and Africans in Jamestown. They role play what the settlement was like before and after women and Africans coming...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kiskiack: Changing Architectural Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast the changing Native and English colonial architectural landscape of the 17th and 18th centuries. Students research and evaluate how economic technology, and the environment reflected cultural changes...
Worksheet
Curated OER

George Washington

For Students 4th
In this social studies worksheet, 4th graders find the words that are related to the person of George Washington and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: Cornwallis's Defeat at Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
A great map showing the arrangement of French ships during the French blockade at the Chesapeake Bay during the siege of Yorktown. From a collection at the Library of Congress.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: Washington Records the British Surrender at Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
See a copy of George Washington's diary, written in his own hand, which describes the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. From a collection in the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan
University of Maryland

Howard County Public School System: British Surrender at Yorktown [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Based on sourcing, students will determine which of the two pieces of historical evidence depicting the same event, the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis and the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781, is the most...
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Other

John Hamill: Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Revolutionary War enthusiast, John Hamill, presents pictures with descriptions of the terrain where the siege of Yorktown took place.
Primary
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The British Surrender at Yorktown, 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the issues and troop movement leading up to the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown. A chart shows the statistics of both the British and American forces' resources and causalities.
Graphic
Other

History View: Uss Yorktown Cv 10

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual trip to see the USS Yorktown, one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War and is the fourth U.S....
Lesson Plan
Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: The Battle of Yorktown Sort It Sets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students examine why the Battle of Yorktown was a turning point in the Revolutionary War using primary sources.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: October 19: Surrender at Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
View a contemporary map and read how British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, thus effectively ending Great Britain's attempt to put down the American Revolution.
Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Colonial National Historical Park: Siege of Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a history of the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.
Handout
Other

Xenophon Group: Yorktown Campaign (August October 1781)

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed account of activities during the months leading up to and throughout the siege of Yorktown. Excellent maps and images also supplied.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Yorktown Is Won!

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent PBS site describes the victory at Yorktown. Includes image.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the siege of Yorktown and the inability of Cornwallis to be resupplied, resulting in his surrender of 8,000 British troops to General George Washington. The end of the Revolutionary War was finalized with the Treaty of Paris...
Handout
Other

Niahd: The Decisive Yorktown Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page summation of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War: Yorktown. The significance of this battle is highlighted.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Battle of Yorktown for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Battle of Yorktown Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: American Revolution for Kids: Battle of Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Battle of Yorktown major event ending the American Revolutionary War on this site.
Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: Ships of the u.s Navy, 1940 1945: Uss Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistical information on the USS Yorktown along with photos from World War II.
Website
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about life in the colonial settlement of Jamestown and the Revolutionary War battle at Yorktown.

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