In this video, students will learn about the experience of Georgia women during the American Revolution by looking at a letter from the Georgia Historical Society collection. Written by Abigail Minis on January 14, 1780, the letter will help students better understand the important economic role played by women during the war. Students can see…
American Revolution
Episode 49: Runaway Slave Advertisements from the American Revolution
VideoIn this video, students will learn about the experience of enslaved people during the American Revolution by looking at primary sources from the Georgia Historical Society collection. Students will discover what we can and cannot learn from runaway slave advertisements from the period.
Episode 48: Whigs or Tories: Choosing Allegiance in Revolutionary Georgia
VideoIn this video, students will learn about the difference between Whigs and Tories by exploring a very interesting primary source from the Georgia Historical Society collection. After hearing excerpts from the document, students will have to decide if the author is a Whig or a Tory. The full primary source is available on the Internet…
Georgia in the American Revolution
VideoThe Georgia Historical Society is excited to offer a new resource for Georgia’s eighth-grade Georgia Studies teachers. Georgia in the American Revolution includes three activities designed to meet the Georgia Standards of Excellence for eighth-grade Georgia Studies. Resource videos give an introduction to the topic, provide instructions for each activity, and include activity answers. Download…
2014 NCSS Conference: Boston National Historical Park
During my trip to Boston for the 2014 National Council for the Social Studies Conference, I was able to take the Boston National Historical Park‘s Tours of the Freedom Trail®: Allegiance to Revolution. The tour focused on the story of Paul Revere and his neighbor Thomas Hutchinson. These two men, one a patriot and one a…
2014 NCSS Conference: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Fine Arts and the Social Studies Classroom The discussion about the value of fine arts in K12 education seems to focus largely on the potential benefits of art on student performance in math and reading (see “Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning” & Art IS Education for various views and research).…