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"Winning the War, Winning the Peace" examines how America won the war for independence and survived the international tempest which followed. Participants will hear from the experts at the United States Military Academy as well as from the British side. The field trips cover the historic sites in the Hudson Valley area and provide an opportunity to meet the education curators of the museums and historic sites, hear from other teachers, and enjoy the river experience.
June 27: West Point with USMA faculty; tour of Fort Putnam
"Winning the War I: Brooklyn, Saratoga and the Strategic Significance of the Hudson Valley: British and American Perspectives
"Winning the War" II: Reassessing Yorktown and the Southern Insurgency: British and American Perspectives
June 28: "The Newburgh Conspiracy,"
New Windsor Cantonment, Knox's Headquarters, Washington's Headquarters, Constitution Island, Sunset Cruise, The Ride of Sybil Ludington
June 29: Andre and Arnold Bus tour starting in Tappan
June 30: USMA Museum, Forts Clinton and Montgomery
Keeping the Peace: Diplomatic Challenges for the Early Republic
July 1: Tom Paine and the American Revolution, An Object of Great
Importance: The Hudson River During the American War for Independence, Stories of the American Revolution, river cruise
Dates: June 27-July 1
Location: United States Military Academy (USMA) and neighboring sites
Contact Hours: 45
Cost: $375 (includes 5 lunches, 4 dinners, 2 cruises, and 2 books)
Cutoff Date: May 27
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