Yorktown

Help your class see how geography, alliance, and siege warfare brought the Revolution to its military end

This virtual field trip helps a grades 6–12 class understand Yorktown as a siege and trap, not merely a final battle. Students follow geography, French alliance, artillery, redoubt assaults, negotiations, and surrender—and practice explaining why the war’s military end looked the way it did.

Eight stops move from the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center through the British inner defense line, Grand French Battery, Second Allied Siege Line, Redoubts 9 and 10, Moore House, Surrender Field, and the Yorktown Victory Monument. Naval power, coordination, and public memory stay visible with the land campaign.

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

At each stop, students explore real places on the map, view selected historical images, listen to the stop audio, follow along with the transcript if they need support, and discuss strategy and alliance. Plan roughly 22–27 minutes with discussion, or stretch longer if you pause on maps and galleries.

Try the free preview of Stop 1 (Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center) 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.