It’s Friday, July 1, 2016, and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Revolutionary War Virtual Battlefield Tours
(johnsmilitaryhistory.com/revvirtual.html)
Age Range: All (All grades, children with parental supervision)
Visit Revolutionary battlefields with the virtual tours at this website by John Hamill, an avid history buff.
Start a tour by selecting from one of the following:
- Quebec – January 1, 1776
- Charleston – June 28, 1776
- Bennington – August 16, 1777
- Cooch’s Bridge – September 3, 1777
- Brandywine – September 11, 1777
- Battle of the Clouds – September 16, 1777
- The Paoli “Massacre” – September 21, 1777
- Forts Clinton and Montgomery – October 6, 1777
- Saratoga – September 19 to October 7, 1777
- Whitemarsh – December 4 – 8, 1777
- Valley Forge Winter Quarters – 1777-78
- Barren Hill – May 20, 1778
- Charleston – May 12, 1780
- Camden – August 16, 1780
- King’s Mountain – October 7, 1780
- Cowpens – January 17, 1781
- Guilford Courthouse – March 15, 1781
- Ninety Six – May 22 to June 18, 1781
- Yorktown – August 20 to October 17, 1781
After making a selection, visitors will either be taken directly to the battlefield page that provides information about the location and the battle and images of the battlefield or visitors will see multiple links to different views of the battlefield. Occasionally there will be editorial information about the battle from the creator.
Add these virtual tours to your studies of the Revolutionary War to help provide a visual context of the battles for your students.
