Makenzie Flynt

1. Content Area/ Grade Level Selected for this Assignment: 4th Grade

2. Topic/ Unit of Study to be Presented with the WebQuest: American Revolution

3. Learning Objective for the WebQuest ( e.g., “Students will be able to…): Students will

be able to understand and describe the causes, events, and results of the American

Revolution.

4. List of 5 Websites that Students will visit for this Web Quest:

1: www.revolutionary-war.net/causes-of-the-american-revolution.html

2: https://courses.lunenlearning.com/suny-ushistory1ay/chapter/the-

consequences-of-the-american-revolution/

3: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-

history

4: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/causesrevwar.htm

5: http://www.ushistory.org/us/13.asp

5. Final Task: Students will create a Poster Board with all of the answers to show the

causes, effects, and results to the American Revolution

Exploring the American Revolution The American Revolution was a major event that changed America’s future in a big way. The Revolution established our government, it changed individual rights, established ourselves as our own country and slaves were becoming free. Now, that you have an idea of what the American Revolution is let’s explore what causes, effects and results came out of this Revolution for the United States.

Your task: Use the iPad’s provided to you and use the QR codes below. Use the links to explore the causes, effects and results of the American Revolution. Once you explore the websites, answers the questions provided with complete sentences. When you have finished answering all the questions, you will have a final assignment. Your final assignment will be collaborating with 2-3 other people and creating a poster board with all of your findings.

Website #1

1: What are the Intolerable Acts?

2: Why do you think the Intolerable Acts were so significant to the outcome of the American Revolution?

3: What did King Georgia III do without the colonies permission?

Website #2

1: What were the Articles of Confederation and what did they not allow?

2: Why was mercantilism the most important long-term economic consequence?

Website #3:

1: Why was Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

2: What was the Battle of Saratoga aiming to do initially?

Website #4:

1: Explain what the Sugar and Stamp Act are.

2: Due to the harsh taxes and lack of an American voice in Parliament what famous phrase came out of this experience?

3: When the Americans started to stockpile guns and ammunition, their defense of this stockpile led to what?

Website #5:

1: When was the first Antislavery society founded? Where?

2: In what condition did slaves have to go through enable to be legally free

3: What does Revolution mean and when did it end?

Final Task: Poster Board

For your final task, you will be creating a poster board. This assignment, you will be

collaborating with 2 to 4 students. I will give you a set period of time during class 3 times a week

for about 2 and a half weeks. If this is not enough time for you and your group, you will have to

finish the assignment at home. You may split the material up in any form your group would like

but every student will present. Each group is responsible for answering all the questions for each

website and creating a poster board. Remember to use photos or any visual representation. BE

CREATIVE!!

Below is an example of what your poster board can look like: