In order to understand the challenges the Continental Army faced during the American Revolution, class members analyze primary source materials including a soldier's journal and an officer's letter, and watch a short reenactment video.

Concepts

causes of the american revolution, the american revolution, the continental army, patriots, the loyalists

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Project and discuss an image of Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting, "Washington Crossing the Delaware"

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a series on the American Revolution in which each lesson addresses a supporting question and prepares scholars to answer the unit's essential question

Pros

• The soldier's letter details the harsh conditions the soldiers had to endure

Cons

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.6 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.6