Teacher Resources
Brattleboro
Inquiry Question
Was the American Revolution primarily a conflict with Britain, or was it also a conflict among Americans about who had legitimate authority?
Primary Sources
What Teachers and Students Use
Declaration of Independence of Vermont, January 15, 1777
PRIMARY · Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
5 analysis prompts
Correspondence of the Governor of New York Concerning the New Hampshire Grants, 1777-1783
PRIMARY · New York State Library
5 analysis prompts
Journals of the Continental Congress: Vermont Statehood Debates, 1777-1791
PRIMARY · Library of Congress
5 analysis prompts
State Papers of Vermont, Volume I: General Petitions, 1778-1787
PRIMARY · Vermont State Papers Office
5 analysis prompts
Vermont in Quandary: 1763-1825
SECONDARY · Vermont Historical Society (Chilton Williamson)
5 analysis prompts
Downloads
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Lesson Plan
In the Classroom
Learning Objectives
- 1Students will describe the land grant dispute that brought New Hampshire Grants settlers into conflict with New York authorities
- 2Students will analyze the Westminster Massacre as a political and legal conflict as well as a violent incident
- 3Students will compare the Westminster Massacre to Lexington and Concord and explain what each reveals about the Revolution's causes
- 4Students will evaluate the language of William French's gravestone inscription as a primary source
Explore Further
Brattleboro in the Knowledge Graph
The lesson packet draws from these pages. Use them to extend the lesson or give students primary source context.
Comparative Study
Connected Towns
The corroborate prompts in the student packet point to these towns. Teachers can assign cross-town comparisons.
Bennington
SHARED THEME
Brattleboro and Bennington were the two principal hubs of Vermont's Revolutionary War operations, Brattleboro on the Connecticut River in the east and Bennington on the southwestern approach. Both towns were centers of Green Mountain Boys activity and Vermont independence politics.
Ticonderoga
SHARED PERSON
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys who captured Fort Ticonderoga were the same organization that defended Vermont's Connecticut River valley settlements. The fort's capture in 1775 and Vermont's frontier defense in subsequent years were operations of the same political and military network.
Springfield
SHARED EVENT
Springfield was the major Massachusetts supply depot on the Connecticut River corridor, and Brattleboro was the Vermont gateway on the same corridor. Supplies, news, and troops moving between Massachusetts and Vermont passed through both towns throughout the Revolution.
Assessment
Brattleboro 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 Brattleboro 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 Brattleboro during the Revolutionary period and explain its significance.
short answer
+ 2 more in the full quiz PDF
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