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This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nche.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/revol_banner.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":322,"description":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] 3 Jul 2013 Living History What state can claim (arguably) the earliest battle in the American Revolution and one of the decisive last battles? Which can claim a tea party organized by leading women and an early forerunner of the Declaration of Independence? Massachusetts? Pennsylvania? New York? Virginia? No! North Carolina! We\u2019ve all heard about the 1775 \u201cShot Heard Round the World\u201d in Lexington, MA, but have you heard about the Battle of Alamance, NC, in 1771? While the Boston Tea Party threw tea into the harbor in 1773, the Edenton, NC, tea party petition was signed by fifty-one leading women of the town. They promised to no longer buy British goods, even to the detriment of their family businesses. The controversial Mecklenburg, NC, Declaration predated the Declaration of Independence by over a year. The battle at the Guilford County, NC, Courthouse forced British General Cornwallis to head to the coast and on to Yorktown VA, where he surrendered. All of these are part of our North Carolina heritage and history. All of these are places and things you can visit or research. And the more you look, the more you discover! Homeschooling Enables Experiential Education On one of\u00a0the Henderson&#8217;s early field trips,daughter Andrea meets Ben Franklin. It&#8217;s one thing to read about events that happened over two hundred years ago, but it is another thing to experience history. Field trips to historical sites provide unique opportunities for students to experience living history. No matter where you live in North Carolina, you are close to a place where the War for Independence was fought! The more young people see, hear, touch, smell and maybe even taste an historically accurate representation of artifacts, the more the reality of what once happened will take form in their mind. The more they walk the ground others have walked and stand beside a similar hearth, the more appreciation they will have for the trials and temptations others had to endure. There is no doubt that experiential learning takes a good deal of effort, a great deal of intentionality and planning. It is much easier just to do a unit study about the American Revolution at home. However, one of the benefits of homeschooling is scheduling flexibility. You can do school on a weekend. You can incorporate other educational work into the drive. Incorporating history field trips into the curriculum is important, and homeschooling provides a unique opportunity to do so. A field trip to a historical site should be filled with great learning opportunities. Here are some tips to make the most of the experience. Plan ahead. Have the students research who\/what\/where\/why\/when and how of the site you will be visiting. Who was involved? Was the battle between the British and the Colonists, or between the Loyalists and the Patriots? Why was the battle here? Dress appropriately for hiking and be prepared to be outside and walk. Pay attention to the weather forecast and dress in layers. Bring water bottles and maybe even lunch. Most historical sites provide picnic shelters. Will there be Living History displays? At the Alamance Battle days, we had the opportunity to help prepare our own apple cider and hotcakes! Engage Historians. Historians love to share what they know. Historical sites are often the best places to interact with historians. Whether they are paid staff, or just volunteers, you can be sure that the folks who are there want to be there and would love to share with you what they know. Why would someone volunteer their time at a small historical site, unless they really have a heart for it? So don&#8217;t be afraid to engage them and ask good questions. You will make their day, and in addition, your day will be better for it. In addition to individual history buffs, there are special groups made up of people who have direct family ties to historical places and events. Two such groups are The North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution &lt;http:\/\/www.ncdar.org&gt; and North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution &lt;http:\/\/www.ncssar.org&gt;. People who belong to these groups celebrate their heritage and are typically great resources for little-known historical stories. Time your visit to re-enactments or Living History days. Re-enactments provide some the best opportunities to take abstract historical acts and make them concrete. Several years ago, the town of Wake Forest was invaded for a weekend by Hessian horsemen and a Scottish Regiment practicing maneuvers and drills on the town square, preparing for combat with Continentals. The sounds from huge horses, skirl of bagpipes and shouts of commands filled the air\u2014and impressed several young minds that day. Check out the anniversary date of the event. Some sites even have special homeschool days where they plan re-enactments and offer discounts to homeschoolers. Budget for Mementos\/Souvenirs\/Resources. Many sites have an extensive bookstore with everything from scholarly volumes for the avid historian or high schooler to children\u2019s books and colonial toys. We have a shadow box on the wall filled with knickknacks from around the state. A cannon, a statue of George Washington, a boot with a hole in it\u2014you get the idea. And of course, books. Lighthorse Harry Lee\u2019s History of the Revolution in the South is still one of my favorite finds. It is still available at Guilford County Courthouse Battlefield Bookstore. Children should also be encouraged to budget money to spend at these stores. Revolutionary\u00a0war era camp, Primitive Rendezvous,\u00a0Yadkin,\u00a0NC Great Revolutionary Sites What follows is a list of North Carolina Revolutionary sites that I highly recommend. It is by no means a comprehensible list. Some I&#8217;ve visited and really enjoyed, others are still on my list to visit. There is no use trying to rank them, for they are unique and each has its own value; some are comprehensive and might require multiple visits to take in all they have to offer, others are small and more intimate. All of these sites are [&hellip;]"}