American Revolution: Battle of Yorktown Video Webquest

This is a simple and easy to use lesson plan. Have your students watch a wonderful free video on the Battle of Yorktown from one of two following websites:

http://www.mountvernon.org/animated-washington/yorktown/
Click here to view the first website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWSaQflQGVg
Click here to view the second website.

This video focuses on the problems the Continental Army overcame in trapping the British at Yorktown. The video does a great job of explaining the importance of the Yorktown Campaign. Students will find the video interesting and engaging. From my perspective this is the best student friendly documentary about the Battle of Yorktown and it is only about thirty minutes long. With discussion and answering of questions in class this video worksheet will go perfectly with a forty to sixty minute class period. The video worksheet includes twenty-four questions, an answer sheet and a QR code if you want to have students work on it independently. Finally you can always download the this video right to your computer hard drive by using http://keepvid.com/

This lesson plan is included in my American Revolution Webquests and Lesson Plan Collection

Individual American Revolution Lesson Plans:

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Worksheets
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The Execution of Nathan Hale Primary Source Worksheet
Battle of Trenton Primary Source Worksheet Worksheet
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John Paul Jones Primary Source Worksheet
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Study Guides for Books
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American Revolution Primary Sources Worksheet Collection
Complete 4 Minute American Revolution Worksheet Collection
American Revolution Webquests and Lesson Plan Collection
American and World History Primary Sources Worksheet Collection
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American History, World History, and Geography Collection (History Wizard)

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