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This online resource address the question, "why would the founding fathers risk it all" despite the grave circumstances that the American Revolution presented? While the assignment does hint at the question, it is more of a brief overview as to the thoughts and causes behind the American Revolution. The assignment breaks this up into 5 categories that can be summed up as - The French and Indian War, the increase/abuse of taxes/power, American radicalism, the Enlightenment, and then creating a country through independence. The assignment is pretty low-level, but is a simple, easy way to learn the material. The five categories are broken up into roughly 3 minute video segments with 1 multiple choice question in regards to each category. The videos on each category are easy to follow and to the point, which makes it simple to follow and understand, which is great! This would be a great assignment to give to students who cannot have a teacher in front of them to review this material, however, I would probably add additional questions or prompts to the videos to ensure students are focusing more on it then simply trying to get the one multiple choice question correct. Overall, the assignment is effective in what it tries to do - a brief, simple to follow explanation as to the causes of the American Revolution. Great if trying to find an easy, effective way for students to review material on their own time.