This has been such a fun history unit to explore together as a homeschooling family.
Many soldiers didnt have warm coats or blankets.
I wanted to make firecakes like the soldiers did, but didnt get to it.
Basically they mixed flour and water to make a dough.
Then they put it on hot stones around the fire for something to eat.
Not very good, but they were hungry and rations were limited!
We took a fieldtrip toValley Forgeas part of ourRevolutionary War Road trip(see post here).
The men were in groups with others from their same company / state.
Some states were better supplied than others.
Some barely had enough food, blankets, and some were even missing shoes!
There were various canons left from their defenses that Goofy thought were VERY cool!
I love having lots of hands on activities to help make history come alive!
After rolling several we had an idea of how time consuming this task was for the soldiers.
The ammunition was rubber bands.
It actually works very well & continues to be a BIG hit.
After the plot was exposed in 1780 he served the British Army as a brigadier general.
Lord Charles Cornwallis-was a British Army officer and colonial administrator.
I have not yet begun to fight.
NOTE:Sometimes we skim through these books.
I cannot guarantee the books in their entirety as we only uses parts or look at pictures.
you’re free to download theAmerican Revolutionary Lapbookhere.
