Public learning track
The Revolutionary War: Battles, Campaigns, and Victory
7 lessons
Goal
Analyze key military leadership, turning-point battles, the French alliance, and the path to victory culminating in the Treaty of Paris.
7 lessons
0 of 7 done
- George Washington and Revolutionary War Military LeadershipUp next
- The Battle of Trenton and Crossing the DelawareNot started yet
- The Battle of Saratoga and the Turning Point of the WarNot started yet
- Winter at Valley Forge: Endurance and Military DisciplineNot started yet
- French Alliance: Marquis de Lafayette and Benjamin FranklinNot started yet
- Major Campaigns: Saratoga, Valley Forge, and YorktownNot started yet
- The Siege of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris (1783)Not started yet
Standards Covered
- 5.T2.5Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Describe the impact of events as the Revolutionary War continued; locate the sites of events on a map, and explain the factors leading to American victory and British defeat.
- 5.T2.7Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Compare and contrast the impact of the actions of important leaders (e.g., John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Edmund Burke, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette) during the Revolution and the early years of the United States Republic.
- 5.T2.5.aMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5The Battles of Trenton in New Jersey (1776) and Saratoga in New York (1777)
- 5.T2.5.bMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5The winter encampment of the Continental Army at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania (1777–1778)
- 5.T2.5.cMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5The battle of Yorktown in Virginia (1781)
Curriculum Framework
4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS
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