Revolutionary War WebQuest

Introduction

Introduction
"Give me liberty or give me death!" shouted Patrick Henry. How many lives were sacrificed so we can enjoy the liberties we do today? The Revolutionary War WebQuest will take you on a journey to find out how our country fought for and paid dearly for the freedoms that are now guaranteed in our constitution. So put on your knickers, dust off your three-corner hat, and get ready to become a rebel!

Task

You will research an event from the revolutionary war time period and create a presentation (using PowerPoint, Glogster, etc.) to share the facts in a way to show the historical significance and impact of this event on our life today.

Process

STEP 1) Choose one of the following pre-revolutionary or revolutionary war events.

1. The Boston Tea Party
2. The Boston Massacre
3. The Stamp Act
4. The Declaration of Independence
5. The Battle at Lexington and Concord
6. The Hanging of Nathan Hale
7. Washington Crossing the Delaware

8. Valley Forge
9. France's Role in the Revolution
10. Native Americans in the War
11. The American Navy
12. Slaves in the Revolution
13. Women in the Revolution
14. The Peace Treaty

STEP 2) Use the web (links are given below) to collect information on your event. Answer the questions below as you research. Put the questions and answers in your journal.

What is the date and location of the event?
What led up to the event?
What people are involved and did any lose their lives?
If there are famous people involved (ie., George Washington, Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry), what are their roles?
What resulted because of the event?
How does the event affect the war cause?
How has this event affected your life?

Some Links to Use for Research
These are just a few good sites. Use the online encyclopedia or one of the kids search engines for more information. Many events, good timeline http://www.ushistory.org/index.html http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/251-american-revolution.html http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AmericanRevolution/AmerRevolution.htm#Timeline The Declaration of Independence http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/doi/index.html Valley Forge details and pictures http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/index.html The peace treaty, surrender at Yorktown http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/paris/index.html Search for people, groups of people (blacks, native Americans, etc), events, cities, battles on this excellent site full of pictures and articles http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ blacks in the war http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p53.html Narrated PowerPoint of the Battles of Lexington and Concord http://earlyamerica.com/shot_heard.htm Hanging of Nathan Hale http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/nathanhale1.htm http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2001_summer_fall/n_hale.html http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/summer/quintumviri.html Women in the war http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/jabraun/students/schultz/revwarwomen.htm Native Americans in the war http://www.americanrevolution.org/ind1.html the Stamp Act http://www.history.org/History/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm Washington Crossing the Delaware http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtondelaware.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/washingtondelaware.htm

STEP 3) Use your notes and worksheet as a base to build your presentation. Make sure that all questions from the worksheet are covered in your presentation.

Evaluation

	3 points	4 points	5 points	Score
INFORMATION	Some questions answered.	All questions answered.	All questions answered and additional information is given.
ORGANIZATION	Organization is lacking.	Well-organized.	Well organized with interesting, supporting details.
PRESENTATION	Confusing, poor visuals,	Clearly presented with descriptive visuals.	Very clearly presented with several descriptive visuals.
COMMENTS		TOTAL SCORE

Conclusion

Now that you have finished your research and your presentation, what can we do today to make a difference for the people in 200 years in the future?

Next week, we will begin using these examples of patriotism to see how we can help people in our community today and the people in our future.

(Hint: Think of service projects we can do as a class, grade, or school.)