Washington Crossing, Trenton & Princeton

Help your class see how Washington turned near-defeat into momentum in the Ten Crucial Days

This virtual field trip helps a grades 6–12 class understand late 1776 and early 1777 as a crisis campaign. Students follow risk, logistics, surprise, defensive geography, night movement, and persistence as Washington turned near-defeat into momentum.

Eight stops begin at Washington Crossing Historic Park and McConkey’s Ferry, then move through Trenton Battle Monument, Old Barracks Museum, Assunpink Creek at Mill Hill Park, Princeton Battlefield, Clarke House, and Nassau Hall. Crossing, attack, defense, and second strike stay grounded in Pennsylvania and New Jersey places.

Built for grades 6–12. Strong fit for Revolution units, military geography lessons, and APUSH Period 3 review.

At each stop, students explore real places on the map, view historical media, listen to the stop audio, follow along with the transcript if they need support, and discuss strategy and morale. Plan roughly 34–48 minutes with discussion, including exploration pauses.

Try the free preview of Stop 1 (Washington Crossing Historic Park) to see the format with your students. When you are ready for the full trip, purchase the lesson to get an unlock code. After you unlock, you can share a student link for whole-class projection or 1:1 devices. The printable teacher guide, worksheets, and answer key come with the Shopify purchase—you receive them with your order, separate from the online trip.