Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution: 1778 Overview video explores the war’s key events occurring in 1778— the Valley Forge winter encampment, the treaty of alliance with France, the battle of Monmouth, the battle of Ushant, war on the frontier (modern day Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, and engagements at Kaskaskia, Vincennes, […]
Share to Google Classroom The Year in Revolution 1778: Women in the American Revolution video details the many roles played by female patriots supporting the cause of American independence at home and in the field. This film features the stories of women such as Deborah Sampson, Mary Ludwig Hayes and Margaret Corbin (a.k.a. “Molly […]
Share to Google Classroom Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Steuben of Prussia, otherwise known as Baron von Steuben, was an aide to Frederick the Great. During the American Revolution, he offered his services to the American cause and was appointed inspector general of the Continental Army. George Washington asked Steuben to create a manual […]
Share to Google Classroom With America’s alliance with France on the horizon, Great Britain dispatched a delegation to Philadelphia referred to as the Carlisle Peace Commission in 1778. Organized by William Eden, the Commissioners represented Great Britain’s last attempt to end the American Revolution through diplomatic means. The content of this video, Year in […]
Share to Google Classroom Year in Revolution 1778 New Jersey examines the consequential Battle of Monmouth in June 1778 and underscores the fact that the state of New Jersey served as a critical backdrop for the Continental Army under General George Washington’s command during this year of the Revolution. The video also explores the […]
Share to Google Classroom The American colonies signed a “Treaty of Alliance with France” with King Louis XVI on February 6, 1778 to formalize France’s financial and military support of the revolutionary government in America. It stipulated that “The essential and direct End of the present defensive alliance is to effectively maintain the liberty, […]