Teacher Resources
Augusta
Inquiry Question
How does a political conflict become a personal one, and what are the consequences?
Primary Sources
What Teachers and Students Use
General Andrew Pickens and Colonel Elijah Clarke: Report on the Recapture of Augusta, June 1781
PRIMARY · National Archives and Records Administration
5 analysis prompts
British Garrison Papers: Augusta, Georgia, 1779-1781
PRIMARY · Public Record Office (National Archives, United Kingdom)
5 analysis prompts
Georgia Archives: Richmond County Records and Georgia Executive Council Papers, 1775-1782
PRIMARY · Georgia Archives
5 analysis prompts
Pension Applications: Augusta and Richmond County Militia, Georgia
PRIMARY · National Archives and Records Administration
5 analysis prompts
Thomas Browne Papers: Loyalist Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Augusta, 1780-1781
PRIMARY · Georgia Historical Society
5 analysis prompts
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Lesson Plan
In the Classroom
Learning Objectives
- 1Students will explain why Augusta was strategically important to both British and Patriot forces
- 2Students will trace the escalation of violence in the Augusta backcountry from 1775 through 1781
- 3Students will analyze Thomas Brown as a case study in how personal experience shapes political behavior
- 4Students will evaluate whether the violence in the Augusta backcountry was inevitable or could have been limited
Explore Further
Augusta in the Knowledge Graph
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Comparative Study
Connected Towns
The corroborate prompts in the student packet point to these towns. Teachers can assign cross-town comparisons.
Guilford Courthouse
SHARED PERSON
Nathanael Greene commanded the southern theater that included both the Guilford Courthouse campaign and the subsequent reduction of British interior posts including Augusta.
Savannah
GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY
Georgia towns in the southern campaign.
Yorktown
SHARED PERSON
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee commanded at both the Augusta siege (1781) and Yorktown; his Legion was central to the final stages of the southern campaign.
Assessment
Augusta in the American Revolution
Answer the following questions based on our study of Revolutionary history. · 5 questions · Answer key in Teacher Guide PDF
What makes Augusta significant in Revolutionary history?
multiple choice
Primary sources are documents or objects created during the time period being studied.
true false
Name one event that occurred in Augusta during the Revolutionary period and explain its significance.
short answer
+ 2 more in the full quiz PDF
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