Process One
Complete a Guided Reading Worksheet
Use the provided guided reading worksheet to help guide you on your WebQuest. In addition to learning about the “facts” of the war, you are analyzing how and why the second battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Use the provided guided reading worksheet to help guide you on your WebQuest. In addition to learning about the “facts” of the war, you are analyzing how and why the second battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
Starting the 'Quest:
Visit each website listed to determine your answers.
Do not deviate from the provided websites.
Describe John Burgoyne’s involvement in the Seven Years War. Why did such a successful leader return to England at the start of the Revolutionary War?
In 1776, Burgoyne returned to England and shared a plan with the king and prime minister. What was this plan? Why did the king and prime minister support Burgoyne? What happened to Burgoyne in the first battle of Saratoga? In the second? |
Look at John Trumbull’s painting, Surrender of General Burgoyne. What is the mood of this scene?
Some might argue that a scene depicting the turning point of the American Revolution should be active and robust. Instead, Trumbull shows the opposite. Why would the artist choose to illustrate the turning point in this way? How is this consistent with how the Founding Fathers wanted the rest of the world to view the United States? |