More War in the Northeast and The Articles of Confederation

Note on this week: Like last week, much of this information will be too much for younger students to comprehend. Focusing on the Liberty's Kids episodes and the extra activities will be more than sufficient. Perhaps review key points from the episodes with your students.

The British Army-

Read about the British Army.

The American Army-

Review this PowerPoint on the Continental Army.

Read about the Continental Army (for older students).

Trenton (December 26, 1776)-

Review this PowerPoint about the Battle of Trenton.

Read about the Battle of Trenton (for older students).


Princeton (January 3, 1777)-

Watch this video about the Battle of Princeton:

The Ambush at Bennington, Vermont (August 16, 1776)-

Read about the Battle of Bennington.

The Battle at Brandywine Creek (September 11, 1777)-

Read about the Battle at Brandywine Creek.

The Battles of Saratoga (September 19-October 17, 1777)-

Read about the Battle of Saratoga.

The Articles of Confederation (1777-1781)-

Read about The Articles of Confederation and play a game at the end. Read more here.

Extras: 

Watch Liberty's Kids episodes 20-26.

Read about the U.S. flag. If you want to dive deeper, here's an entire lesson about the flag.

Teach younger students the Pledge of Allegiance if they do not already know it. Do these fun activities about the Pledge (preschool-1st grade), or these (2nd-5th grade).

Draw and define these flag terms using story paper: canton, field, fly, hoist, halyard.

Make your own American flag.