Lesson Plan on Commander-in-Chief George Washington Introduction: In this activity, students will learn the basics events in George Washington s military career. Illinois Educational Standards Addressed: 16.A.3a Describe how historians use models for organizing historical interpretation (e.g., biographies, political events, issues and conflicts). 16.A.3b Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources. 16.A.3c Identify the differences between historical fact and interpretation. 16.C.3c (W) Describe the impact of technology (e.g., weaponry, transportation, printing press, microchips) in different parts of the world, 1500 present. 16.A.4a Analyze and report historical events to determine cause-and-effect relationships. 16.A.4b Compare competing historical interpretations of an event. 16.A.5a Analyze historical and contemporary developments using methods of historical inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support inferences with evidence, report findings). Objectives: Learn basic events in George Washington s military career. In the classroom: Provide the students with copies of the attached worksheet. At the library: Have students research the dates in order to create the timeline on the worksheet. Resources at the Pritzker Military Library: (also available through interlibrary loan from your local library) Ellis, Joseph J. Founding brothers: the revolutionary generation. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Call Number: E302.5.E45 2000. Flexner, James Thomas. George Washington in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Boston: Little, Brown, 1968. Call Number: E312.25.F69 2003.
Freeman, Douglas Southall. Washington. Norwalk, CT: Easton, 1968. Call Number: E312.F83 1968. LaFarge, Albert. George Washington: American icon. Hong Kong: Odyssey Publications ; 2000. Call Number: E312.66.L34 2000X. Leckie, Robert. George Washington's war: the saga of the American Revolution. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Call Number: E208.L439 1992.
George Washington s Military Career Name Date Create a timeline from 1700 to 1800, with every ten years marked. Research the date that each of these events occurred. Mark the dates and events on the timeline. -Washington was elected President of the United States by unanimous vote in the Electoral College. -British General John Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, New York. -First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia. -French and Indian War began. -French and Indian War ended. -The Hessians were defeated at Trenton, New Jersey. -Washington and his troops re-crossed the Delaware River. -The Americans were defeated at White Plains, New York. -Washington was elected General and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States. -The Bill of Rights was ratified. -The British evacuated Philadelphia. -George Washington was born. -Signing of the Declaration of Independence. -The Americans were defeated at battle of Long Island. They retreated to Manhattan. -The Americans were defeated at the Battle of the Brandywine. -Washington was a delegate at the Second Continental Congress. -Washington was appointed colonel and commander of the Virginia regiment.
-The British were defeated at Battle of Trenton. -The British, under the command of Cornwallis, surrendered at Yorktown. -The French fleet and army arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, under the command of Rochambeau. -Washington retired to Mount Vernon after the inauguration of his successor and former vice-president, John Adams. -Washington surrendered to French after defeat at Fort Necessity -Washington took command of the Continental troops at Cambridge, Massachusetts. -The British were defeated at the Battle of Monmouth. -Washington took part in the Forbes Expedition, which successfully drove the French away from Fort Duquesne. -Washington was appointed major in the Virginia Militia. -Washington was elected to attend First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. -Washington was unanimously elected for a second term as President of the United States. -Washington s troops drove the British out of Boston after an eight-month siege. -Whiskey Rebellion collapsed when Washington led 12,000 troops into western Pennsylvania. -George Washington died at Mount Vernon.
George Washington s Military Career Answers February 22, 1732, George Washington was born. November 6, 1752, Washington was appointed major in the Virginia Militia. 1754, French and Indian War began. July 4, 1754, Washington surrendered to French after defeat at Fort Necessity August 14, 1755, Washington was appointed colonel and commander of the Virginia regiment. November, 1758, Washington took part in the Forbes Expedition, which successfully drove the French away from Fort Duquesne. 1763, French and Indian War ended. August 1, 1774, Washington was elected to attend First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. September-October, 1774, First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia. May-June, 1775, Washington was a delegate at the Second Continental Congress. June 16, 1775, Washington was elected General and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United States. March 16, 1776, Washington s troops drove the British out of Boston after an eightmonth siege. July 3, 1776, Washington took command of the Continental troops at Cambridge, Massachusetts. July 4, 1776, Signing of the Declaration of Independence. August 27-29, 1776, the Americans were defeated at battle of Long Island. They retreated to Manhattan. October 28, 1776, Americans were defeated at White Plains, New York. December 25, 1776, Washington and his troops re-crossed the Delaware River. December 26, 1776, Hessians were defeated at Trenton, New Jersey.
January 3, 1777, British were defeated at Battle of Trenton. September 11, 1777, Americans were defeated at the Battle of the Brandywine. October 4, 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, New York. June 18, 1778, The British evacuated Philadelphia. June 28, 1778, The British were defeated at the Battle of Montmouth. July 11, 1780, The French fleet and army arrived at Newport, Rhode Island, under the command of Rochambeau. October 19, 1781, The British, under the command of Cornwallis, surrendered at Yorktown. February 4, 1789, Washington was elected President of the United States by unanimous vote in the Electoral College. December 15, 1792, The Bill of Rights was ratified. December 5, 1792, Washington was unanimously elected for a second term as President of the United States. November, 1794, Whiskey Rebellion collapsed when Washington led 12,000 troops into western Pennsylvania. March 4, 1797, Washington retired to Mount Vernon after the inauguration of his successor and former vice-president, John Adams. December 14, 1799, George Washington died at Mount Vernon.