The Marquis de Lafayette’s
Grand Tour of the United States
1824-25
This space is set aside for a contextualizing narrative. It is available to either a contributing educator or for a student to submit.
Add to the discussion
The podcast brings up several points, but you’re welcome to pick up where it left off. Record your conversation and submit it here.
What status in American society did the Marquis have by 1824, and why?
What was the main reason for his being invited to tour the country when he was?
Names are primary sources. What do you make of Lafayette naming his son George Washington?
Listen to the podcast (Lafayette segment starts around minute 23)
Gallery
The Grand Tour covered over 6,000 miles between 1824 and 1825, so there are hardly any places east of the Mississippi that the Marquis did not visit. Send in your pictures of Marquis de Lafayette Grand Tour historic markers.