A WebQuest on the Revolutionary War

1. Title: The Revolutionary War: America And The Aftermath
Description: Looking at the results from the Revolutionary War and a brief look at America’s
future.
Keywords: Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Results, America, Postwar
Author: Kyle Spaulding
Introduction:
The Revolutionary War was a long and hard-fought process that tested the colonists faith,
determination, and vision for a future nation. As students of history we need to explore and
understand the consequences of the revolution. During this WebQuest we will explore the results
of the war and the start of a vision the founding fathers developed of America.
Task:
You are a founding father after America won the war, your job is to gather intel of the war’s
results and with the other founding fathers discuss what everyone’s plan for the nation is. It is
vital you portray this information accurately and with a fresh perspective in order to gather the
public’s support.
Learners will recognize and describe the results of the war as well as discussing the future plan
for the nation. Learners will gather data and information through online research and videos and
compile their findings in the form of a skit that will be presented to the class upon completion.

2. Process:
You will work in groups of 4-5 each using the links and information provided, create a skit that
discusses the results of the war and the founding fathers plan for America. You will present in a
way as if you are a particular founding father yourself and the audience is the common colonists.
Your skit should be 5-7 minutes long.
Links:
Description of Links:
The first and third links look at videos of the revolutionary war. The second fourth links look at
the aftermath of the war and what came after. The fifth link looks at a sites perspective of the top
10 battles during the war.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War#Costs_of_the_war
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=key+battles+of+the+revolutionary+war&sm=3
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/american-revolution-aftermath.html
http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/09/top-10-battles-revolutionary-war/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Evaluation:
You will be graded upon if the skit was entertaining and covered the results of the war and key
aspects that was proposed by the founding fathers after the war (Articles of Confederation,

3. Constitution, etc.) An exceptional skit will incorporate engaging information and meet the time
requirements and present the material in a fun manner. An acceptable skit will have some
engaging information and meet or come close to the time requirement. An unacceptable skit will
have little engaging information and not meet the time requirement.
Rubric:
Unacceptable Developing Acceptable Exceptional Score
Engaging and
accurate
information
little to no
information
that shows
little effort
Some
accurate
information
and engaging
at times
a good
amount of
accurate
information
and engaging
Engaging and
accurate
information
that goes
beyond
expectations.
Shows lots of
effort
40
Presentation
Time
1-2 Minutes 3 Minutes 4-5 Minutes 6-7 Minutes 35
Creativity Information is
copy and
pasted. No
fresh
perspectives
or interesting
presentation
Information is
simply
restated from
the sources
provided with
little
perspective
Presentation
gave a
possible new
perspective
from the
sources
provided
Information is
presented in a
fun and
engaging
manner
providing a
new
perspective
from the
sources
25
Total Score:
100
Conclusion:
Now that you have finished your project, think if you meet all of the requirements in the rubric
and put the ‘extra-mile’ effort into it? By now we have learned the causes of the Revolutionary
Way, the American and British perspective and the Results of the war. We will soon wrap up and

4. review what we have learned this week. I hope this WebQuest was an enjoyable experience and
the information and process of putting your skit together was meaningful and fun.
Teacher Page:
This WebQuest is about discovering what postwar life was like and the aftermath of the
Revolutionary War. This WebQuests was group centered however size and details can be
modified to fit class size.