This blue wool coat is part of a suit of regimentals made for George Washington in 1789.
Preparing for the Oath: Establishing Independence
Grade Range: 4-12
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
Duration: 8 minutes
Date Posted:
3/1/2012
Learn more about America’s transition from colony to country through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The eight questions included in this segment cover topics such as the Declaration of Independence, the War of Independence, and George Washington.
This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.
National Standards
United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)
Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
3: The institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights