Grade 5 Field Trip

Minute Man National Park

Students participating in this 45 minute program learn about the soldiers who fought at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, and the often overlooked acts of heroism on the Patriot homefront. Students meet a Colonial Militiaman, British Soldier or Daughter of Liberty (portrayed by a Park Ranger) at Hartwell Tavern and discover what it was like to live through this incredible period of history and the events of 1775. Students will get the chance to perform 18th century military drill, role play, examine artifacts and witness a musket firing demonstration. During the course of the program, the complexity of the Battle of Lexington and Concord emerges as students compare and contrast the experiences and perceptions of British soldiers, Colonial militiamen, and Colonial women committed to the cause of resistance on the homefront.