- Primitive Archery: Propel arrows using a primitive bow using safe archery procedure. The Colonial Camp directors are nationally-certified instructors in archery.
- Cartridge Making: Make imitation gun cartridges for firing a musket.
- Drumming: Receive instruction in rudimentary field drum musick.
- Fife and Drum Field Musick: Demonstrate period rudimentary field musick using fifes and rope-tension drums.
- Fifing: Receive instruction in rudimentary field drum fifing.
- Flag Retirement: Conduct a flag retirement ceremony.
- Field Marching: March in rank and file according to Revolutionary War field standards.
- Mortar Artillery Fire: Fire a Coehorn mortar, a type of colonial artillery for attacking fortified positions.
- Musket Fire: Describe and demonstrate an authentic historic muzzle-loading firearm with black powder.
- Shooting: Fire an authentic historic muzzle-loading firearm with black powder.
- Sword-Fighting: Sword fight with foam swords using historic fencing techniques.
During the American war of independence, the Revolutionary War, the colonists fought against the British. The founding concepts of our nation were forged during this period. They define us as a people today, including our culture, politics, and economics. (NC 5th Grade Goal 4.04) (VA Standard USI.6)
Primitive archery.
Fife and drum field musick.
Sword-fighting.
Colonial artillery: a Coehorn mortar.
