Baltimore

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Midway between Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, Baltimore makes an interesting stop on a land-based tour on the north-east coast. The city played an important part in the Revolution, and with Congress meeting there it was briefly the capital of the fledgling nation in 1776-77.

In 1968, following the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King in Nashville, Tennessee, there were serious race riots in Baltimore, with the city subsequently playing an important role in the Civil Rights campaign.

Highlights of the city are the original Washington Memorial, Fort McHenry, attacked by the British during the War of 1812, and the National Aquarium.

Specifications/topics supported by these tours

GCSE: specifications featuring The American West 1840-1895:
AQA Spec A, Unit 2A Edexcel B, Unit 2B OCR A, Unit 2A

 

Themes

  • The Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • US politics
  • The American Civil War