WebQuest

History of War in Tobago

Competency Goal: The learner will read and conduct investigations about Tobago and its history on war on the island.

Objectives

1.       Describe why the war took place on the island of Tobago

2.        Say which colonies came to invade the island

3.        Why was the island being taken over?

4.      Name of the Forts

Key Terms:

Habitat, war, environment, characteristics, advantages (disadvantages)

Background:

After reading part of the book DISCOVER TT out loud to the class, students will work through an Internet Workshop activity. This work also could be supported by self-selected.

Students will explore WebPages to select which site is suitable to gather their information order to scaffold their learning. When they are finished they will produce a presentation on what they’ve learned about Tobago, their first habitats and the battles that took place on the island. A part of their presentation will be on which empires were frequent on the island.

Webpage order:

• Discover TT
• Wiki Tobago
• Basic information about Tobago
• Basic information about Tobago habitants
• Information about the Wars in Tobago

Concepts for students to understand and apply:

Experiencing the salubrious air of Tobago, it is difficult to imagine it tinged by gun smoke and exploding black powder, and the smell of death.

Or for that matter, as you sit sipping a cool drink, to bring to mind huge brigantines, ships of the line, man of wars turning at anchor in the changing tide at Courland Bay, Plymouth or Rockley Bay.

Ferocious sea battles were fought between the French and the Dutch in Scarborough harbour in 1677, and in 1778 an American squadron - Britain being at war with its American colonies - attempted an attack on Tobago. The squadron comprised two ships of the line, three brigs and a schooner. They were engaged by the British battleship H.M.S. Yarmouth of Gogans. During the encounter, the American ship Randolph of 36 guns was blown up with her crew of 315 men. The remainder of the American squadron withdrew.

Essential Questions

• What are the names of the countries that tried to claim Tobago?
• How and of what means did they tried to take over?
• Who else other than countries tried to take over Tobago and why?
• What were the names of the forts that were taken over?

History of Tobago

Name: ___________________________________                            Date: _____________

About Tobago

Go to the site I have set for facts about Tobago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobago). Click

on the button “Monthly News” (http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/news.html) and read several

history of Tobago. Write at least two of these facts in the lines provided below.

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Wars in Tobago

Write two of any of the main events that took place in the invasion of Tobago and who were the last to capture the island. Here is a link to provide you with this information (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Tobago)

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Forts:

State Several forts, their names and who controlled them using the following link

(http://www.trinicenter.com/Tobago/TobagoWars.htm)

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Rubic:

 Giving the answer clearly: 5pts

Correct spelling: 10pts