Top 10 Movies About American History
Mr. Bs Top Ten American History Movies
Get parental permission before seeing the following movies!
10. Saving Private Ryan - WWII
9. John Adams- The topic is obvious.
8. The Patriot- The Revolutionary War
7. JFK- The topic is obvious.
6. Glory- Civil War
5. Apollo 13- Space Race
4. Mississippi Burning- Civil Rights Movement
3. Jeremiah Johnson- Westward Expansion
2. Platoon- Vietnam War
1. Last of the Mohicans- French Indian War
Earn extra credit by visiting and bringing something meaningful back from a historical sites! Here are a few ideas. They are daytrips from Amenia!
1. Handcock Shaker Village http://hancockshakervillage.org/content.php?section_id=14&page_id=48
2. Fort William Henry http://www.fwhmuseum.com/
3. FDR Presidential Library and Museum
4. Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum http://www.intrepidEmuseum.org/
5. New York State Museum at Albany http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/
6. Fort Ticonderoga http://www.fortticonderoga.org/
7. Ellis Island http://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm
