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Learning Activity 8-B-1: Local History Project
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Learning Activity 3-D-2: Local Documents, Data, and Cartoons
Paul-Your resources lend themselves well to your project idea. The images of the huts used during winter encampment must have created difficult living conditions, 12 per hut. I am sure wind blew right through the logs. The information provided in the posted links should work very well for your project. This is a good start to building your resource list. Chris

[] This is a political cartoon from the American Revolution. It is the famous snake cartoon with the phrase "join or die." This famous cartoon was first created by Ben Franklin during the French and Indian War to promote the Albany Plan of Union. However, this image was used throughout the American Revolution to promote the idea of unity throughout the colonies.

[] This is a source of a continental soldier describing the physical challenges of fighting in the American Revolution. Many soldiers faced similar difficulties. My project will bve focusing on the role of Morristown, NJ in the American Revolution. While at the winter camps at Morristown, the suffering of the soldiers was just as bad as the famous winter at Valley Forge. The ability for the soldiers to go through these rough periods of the war helped our country achieve victory.

[] This is a poem written by a young American woman after the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. Trenton and Princeton were both early turning points in the American Revolution, as it raised realing American morale. Both these battles took place in New Jersey and it was after these two important battles that the Continental Army wintered for the first time in Morristown, NJ. This poem also gives insight into the admiration the American colonists / patriots had for George Washington.

[] This is a picture of the cabins that the soldiers in the Continental Army had to first make and then live in during their winter encampments in Jockey Hollow and Morristown, NJ. The image is powerful is showing the true conditions that the soldiers were forced to fight through the harsh winters in New Jersey.

[] This is a link to a table listing the casualties of the American soldiers during the Revolution.

​ **Learning Activity - Week 4 Activity - Photo / Poster Sources** // Outstanding resources Paul. The battlefield may be one to visit, since it so close. There are many great resources in Morristown that can be a great benefit to your project. CK. //

[] This is a picture of Molly Pitcher.She is perhaps one of the most famous women of the American Revolution for bringing water to the men at battle in Monmouth and then taking over the cannon when her husband was killed.The Monmouth battlefield is 40 minutes from my high school and could be incorporated into my local history project.

[] This is a current picture taken of Washington’s Headquarters in Morristown, NJ.This is the site where General Washington and his wife stayed during the winter encampment of 1776-1777 after victories at Trenton and Princeton and again later in the war.Although not a picture taken from the time period, the house has remained the unchanged in appearance since the days of the war.

[] This is a picture of the Wick House on the grounds of Jockey Hollow.While the winter encampment was based around Morristown, NJ- many of the continental soldiers lived in wood huts around the area of Jockey Hollow.The Wick House is where some of the higher ranking commanders stayed during the winter months and planned out much of the war strategies.

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This is a link to a useful site about the winter encampment at Jockey Hollow near Morristown, NJ in 1779-1780. This link has a picture of a Barber Woodcut depicting conditions during the winter months at Jockey Hollow as well as many quotes from those present describing the conditions that the Continental Army faced.

[] This is a link to a propaganda poster from the American Revolution.It is calling upon American colonist to join the cause of the Patriots by enlisting in the Continental Army.

[] This is a link to the famous propaganda engraving by Paul Revere depicting the events labeled “The Boston Massacre.”This piece of propaganda was vital in forming the opinions of the American colonists towards the British.

Learning Activity 5-D-1: Local Audio and Music
[] This is a link to the song lyrics for Yankee Doodle.This is a famous song that most kids know from an early age.However, many do not know the history and meaning behind the lyrics and multiple verses.This link not only provides the lyrics, but also some history to the song. // There is more to this song than I realized. I too remember it from a very young age, but never realized the lenght of the lyrics. CK .//

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/music.htm#/The%20Liberty%20Song This is a link to the lyrics of a song called "The Liberty Song." It is a song about a tree or pole that patriots would meet around to discuss important happenings around the colonies.

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/music.aspx This is a link to recordings of music that was originally written and a part of the American Revolution.// I like how you can play this right from the sight without having download or use anything. CK .//

http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/theshack/songs.htm This is a linnk to various song poems written by Loyalists during the Revolution. This would be interesting for the students to examine the Loyalist point of view during the war and how they felt about the Patriots during the war.

http://www.americanrevolution.org/war%20songs/warsongs40.html This is a link to a song about the Battle of Trenton. I would hope students find this song and its lyrics interesting since it tells about a key battle of the Revolution that occurred in New Jersey not far from their school in Morristown.

http://www.americanrevolution.org/war%20songs/warsongs42.html This is another song about New Jersey during the American Revolution. It was written just after the two key victories at Trenton and Princeton.// These are all very interesting and useful local audio and music sources you have posted. CK .//

Learning Activity 6-D-1: Local Video and Maps

[] This is a link to a map of the Battle of Trenton.This was a battle that occurred in NJ that was a turning point early on in the American Revolution.After this battle and the one at Princeton, the American soldiers wintered in Morristown, NJ. [|http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd381/g3813/g3813m/ar128400.jp2&style=armap&itemLink=r?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(g3813m+ar128400))+@field(COLLID+armap))&title=[Map%20showing%20roads%20to%20Morristown] ] This is a map from the year 1778 that shows roads leading and within Morristown, NJ. [|http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd381/g3814/g3814t/ar126700.jp2&style=armap&itemLink=D?gmd:1:./temp/~ammem_hmDk::&title=Sketch%20of%20the%20engagement%20at%20Trenton,%20given%20on%20the%2026th%20of%20December%201776%20betwixt%20the%20American%20troops%20under%20command%20of%20General%20Washington,%20and%20three%20Hessian%20regiments%20under%20command%20of%20Colonell%20Rall,%20in%20which%20the%20latter%20a%20part%20surrendert%20themselves%20prisoner%20of%20war.%20[By%20Wiederhold%20Lieut%3a%20from%20the%20Hessian%20Rgmt%20of%20Kn%26yuml;phauss]]. This is a map sketching the engagement between Washington’s forces and the Hessian regiments at Trenton in December of 1776. [] This is a link to three different video clips about Valley Forge.Valley Forge is the most famous example of a winter encampment of the Continental Army.However, Morristown and Jockey Hollow were other winter encampments where the suffering was just as bad.I think it would be interesting for the students to complete a Venn Diagram comparing the winters in Morristown to those in Valley Forge. [] This link has a map of the Jockey Hollow encampment in 1779-1780.This link also has a sketching of the hut arrangement at the camp.

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