Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk Resources

Links to help teachers prepare for their week with the Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk.

Basic guidelines

• Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk Teacher's Manual
• 2023-2024 Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk Inventory
• 2023-2024 Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk Inventory with Photos

Lesson plans and activities (not included in the trunk) 

• American Battlefield Trust's Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk Lesson Plans 

• American Documents (printable and includes enlistment papers)
• British Documents (printable)

Fact sheets, pamphlets, and other resources 

• Flag Guide
• Introduction to Weapons of the American Revolution

• Introduction to Penmanship during the Revolutionary War Era

• Military Images from the Revolutionary War Era

• Social and Political Images from the Revolutionary War Era

• Fife Guide, Finger Chart, and Music 

• Reference List for Assorted Replica Documents (included in the trunk)

American Battlefield Trust Revolutionary War Traveling Trunk Teachers Manual

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