Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Here was the plan for the day:

• Cadets lined up for inspection outside of the classroom. Colonel Markwald made sure each had his cadet insignia on in the right place. Cadets learned their special ID numbers.
• Inside the classroom, Mr. M collected goals from the remaining students.
• Then, students were given their first challenge. Handing them a copy of an 18th century map of the Lake George, NY area - students were told they need to outline the route they would take if they were the officers in charge of resupplying some British and Colonial soldiers near by. Most chose the slow and dangerous land route. Some selected the faster water route. Discussion.
• Lesson #2 of the War College of the French and Indian War - An Officer Must Have an Understanding of Geography.  Mr.M explained how the rivers and lakes were the "highways' of the F & I war. Good roads were practically non-existent. 
• Challenge #2 - Students were given 10 questions about the rivers and lakes around North America. Every point they earned goes toward graduation.
• Challenge #3 - The pretended to be like "Frenchy" and selected 7 areas they thought the French would build strategic forts.  Tomorrow they will learn if they right in their selections...

Lake George area