New York State Test Prep: Social Studies 5 (Grade 4)Life in Colonial America

Let's Travel Through Time to Revolutionary America

Wouldn't it be exciting to travel through time? Well, let's go...
You are in the American Revolution!

You are an enlistee in General Washington's Continental Army. Let's travel to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in February 1778, to the camp where you are spending the winter.

            Conditions are dreadful, with bitter cold, snow, and frozen
            muddy roads. Many of your fellow soldiers are without socks,
            coats, or boots. Food supplies have run low, and the men have
            little money to buy food. The farmers in the area don't want
            the paper money from the Continental Army. When a farmer
            in the area is willing to sell food, you and your comrades try
            to scrape together enough coins to purchase a meal.
            A surprise encounter with Baron Von Steuben, saves the day!

At the end of your trip, you will have a chance to "Pass the Test of Time," and see if you can remember what type of colonial money was worth the most.

Click on the time machine below to begin your journey.

Permission granted from the United States Mint. (800) USA-MINT
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?FileContents=/kids/timemachine/index.cfm