American Revolution Unit Overview

We currently offer the following plans:

Benedict Arnold Lesson Plan
Timeline
Map
Sybil Ludington
Chain Across the Hudson – Locating the Chain
Chain Across the Hudson – Constructing the Chain

The Hudson River Valley was the site of action, heroism, and treason as the opposing forces fought their way through the colonies during the war for American independence.

Battles raged from Manhattan to Saratoga as the New York Provincial Congress accepted the Declaration of Independence in White Plains and adopted its constitution in Kingston.

New York's first governor, George Clinton, fought the British at the battle of Fort Montgomery. Sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington rode out of Carmel to raise the militia to the defense of Danbury. Chief Daniel Nimham of the Wappingers lost his life in battle for the cause of liberty. It was along the Hudson River that Benedict Arnold proved himself first a hero, at Saratoga, and finally a traitor, in the Highlands.

The course of the American Revolution flowed with the tides, north and south along the Hudson River. The following lesson plans and historical documents should allow you to trace this course as you wish.