Summary
A short Studies Weekly 'Secret Lives of Objects' video on George Washington's field tent -- the real 'headquarters' he used during the Revolution, and what this surviving object tells us about the war. A great lesson on artifacts as historical sources.
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Discussion
A short Studies Weekly 'Secret Lives of Objects' video on George Washington's field tent -- the real 'headquarters' he used during the Revolution, and what this surviving object tells us about the war.
- What was Washington's tent used for during the Revolution?
- How can a real object like a tent teach us about history?
- What questions would you ask about this artifact?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: artifact, headquarters, evidence.
Try it: Pick an old object and list two things it could tell a historian about the past.