The American Revolution, Was It Worth It?

• Introduction
• Learners
• Standards
• Process
• Resources


• Student Page

by Judy Chiang, Santa Clara University

As 5th graders studying the American Revolution, this webquest will give you a chance to research key positive and negative effects the Revolutionary War had on Americans. By the end of this webquest, you will decide if you would have fought in the war or not had you lived at the time of the American Revolution and you will try to convince peoplel in your community why they should follow you.

Teacher Introduction

Now that you've been teaching your students about the American Revolution, give them a chance to do some research of their own. 

In this webquest, they will be doing individual research, compiling data in small groups and writing a persuasive essay.  The end result will be that each student will take a stand either for or against fighting in the Revolutionary War and will support their decision in with examples in an essay aimed at people living during the time of the American Revolution.

Everything is set up to go for you and your students!