Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Yorktown: The Siege Begins

9th - 10th
This visually-rich re-enactment teaches about the events that initiated the siege at Yorktown and positioned the Colonial Army and its French Allies for a victory. [1:45]
Instructional Video
Other

Reading Through History: History Brief: The Battle of Yorktown

9th - 10th
This short video discusses how Washington captures and defeats the army of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. [4:16]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Washington's Right Hand Man: Alexander Hamilton and American Independence

9th - 10th
Learn how George Washington and Alexander Hamilton's relationship became key to the American victory in the Revolutionary War in this media gallery (4:41) from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." Also see how Alexander Hamilton's...