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toc =Introduction= Before the birth of this nation there were many politically charged happenings that were going on in the thirteen colonies. These ranged from legislation, like the Stamp Act, that boiled many of the colonists blood to more reactionary events perpetrated by the colonists like the Boston Tea Party. It is important to remember that not all colonists felt the same way about what was going on. While some of the more revolutionary colonists were calling for war, there were colonists that were still loyal to the crown of England fleeing for their lives.

=G.R.A.S.P.S= = =


 * Goal || The goal is to debate the prospect of war from the point of view of a key player in the American Revolution ||
 * Role || Your role will be that of a famous person from the time of the American Revolution. Your role will be that of a famous American, Englishman, or Frenchman. The exact roles are left mysterious because student's need to be surprised at who they end up being to garner the full effect of this webquest. ||
 * Audience || The audience of these debates will be the Boston historical society ||
 * Setting || The setting is America, England, or France during the Revolutionary era. ||
 * Presentation || The presentation of these debates wil be in one of two forms; either an IMovie or a podcast. ||
 * Standards || These will be graded on two rubrics one on the debate itself, the other on the presentation. The debates will then be made available to the Boston Historical Society, and they will judge a winner. The winning side will then be awarded ten bonus points. ||

=Task= As you opened your eyes this morning you noticed something was different, at first you thought you were still dreaming so you willed yourself awake. When nothing happened you pinched yourself, when still nothing happened you pinched yourself harder. This time something happened, you cried.Upon looking around the room you happened to notice that all of your posters were missing, as was the paint on the walls, light bulbs, and even the mattress that you thought you had been sleeping on wasn't actually there. Instead it had been skillfully replaced with a big hay filled mattress. As you stood staring in slack jawed wonderment, an unknown person walks into the room and addresses you by a name that you recognize, but you know for a fact isn't your own. Slowly it dawns on you what has happened, although you are not sure how or why. You have woken up during the Revolutionary Era and for some reason you are being mistaken as an important figure of the time. Because you don't know how to fix this yet you need to go with the flow and act like this person so if you ever do get back home it will be a home you recognize, and not one changed by your meddling in the past. The multiple debates that will result at the end of this webquest must be recorded and made into either an IMovie or a Podcast. Students will be responsible for the recording and editing of these products.

=Conclusion= Whew, what a challenge! You have spent time dealing with many of the issues that our forefathers were plagued with every day. It only remains to be seen how well you did, and if you will return to the United States you were mysteriously taken from. On top of this you are now able to describe to any curious people the true political nature that led colonists down the path of war.