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1. 1776 - The Game

2. "The Revolution was effected before the War
commenced. The Revolution was in the
minds and hearts of the people; a change in
their religious sentiments of their duties their
obligations. This radical change in
the principles, opinions, sentiments, and
affections of the people, was the real
American Revolution." - John Adams

3. Goals for the Simulation
•To understand the motivations behind
the American Revolution.
•To understand different points of view
of the same events.

4. Goals for the Game
•To earn as many points as possible.
•To join a side at the Second
Continental Congress (July 2, 1776)
•The Team with the most combined
points wins the game!

5. Ways to Earn Points
•Through historical events
•Answering questions in class
•Fate and random chance
•Propaganda Assignments and quizzes
•Impressing the Teacher with knowledge

6. Who are the Loyalists?
• Sir Arthur Adams
• Mr. Cornelius Van Renslaar
• Mrs. Lydia Andrews
• Col. Charles Granville

7. Who are the Revolutionaries?
• Goodman Samuel Henry
• Mr. Benjamin Churchill
• Mrs. Mercy Lewis Pickney
• Mr. Daniel Marlborough

8. Individual Score Sheet
•First, fill out your 21st
century name, team, your
character name, and your
location
•Your location is where your
character lives, and your
team is "Revolutionary",
"Loyalist, or "Neutralist"

9. Starting Point Values
•The year is 1750
•All Revolutionaries and Loyalists start with 50 points
•All Gentry add an additional 30 points
•All Government Officials add an additional 20 points.
•All Merchants gain an additional 15 points
•All Trades people gain an additional 15 points
•All Farmers gain an additional 10 points
•Enter your starting point value on your score sheet. The
comment is "Character Bonus"

10. The Rights of British Colonists

11. •Colonists in America saw themselves as British
citizens. They expected the same rights as
people living in England
•The colonists felt Proud to be British. The
revolution to come was completely
unexpected.

12. Basic Facts Questions
•What was the first document that limited the
monarch's power in England?
•What was the name of the British law-making
group?
•What is one right that was protected by the
English Bill of Rights?
•What is a charter?
•The colonies were generally self-governing,
but some people were left out. Name three
groups of people who were left out.

13. Practice Debate: How does it work?
1.Read the prompt and think of what side your
character would take on it and why
2.When you are called on, introduce yourself.
3.If you can, mention personal information to
help you make your point.
4.Be passionate and dramatic, but not rude or
overly silly.
5.When you disagree w/others, use their
character names & try to remember titles :
Upper class called “Mister/Mistress” middle
class are called “Goodman/Goodwoman”

14. Practice Debate: How does it work?
If you were accused of a crime, who would you
rather decide if you were guilty or innocent:
A. an experienced judge appointed by the King?
B. a jury of people from your city/town?
(Keep in mind that people who actually know you
would not be allowed to be on the jury)
Note: People with thoughtful answers/follow the debate
rules may be given bonus points.

15. Historical Effects
•In Colonial America in the 1750's it was GOOD
to be connected to England because this gave
you status.
•Colonists with an English background gain 5
points. The year is 1750 and the comment is
"Ties to England"
• It was also good to own land. Colonists who
own land gain 5 points. Landowners include
plantation, farmers, land speculators, and Sir
Adams. The date is 1750 and the comment is
"Landowner."

16. Random Chance Event
By 1750, the American Colonies were bursting with growth. In
just a century, the population had grown from just 50,000 to more
than a million people. Colonists became prosperous through
owning land and selling raw materials into the colonial economy.
1- Plantation owners gain 5 points.
2 - Farmers gain 5 points
3- Rice, Indigo and tea merchants gain 5 points
4 - Skilled tradesmen gain 5 points
5 - Educated colonists (people who went to college) gain 5
points.
6 - All Gentry gain 10 points.

17. The French & Indian War

18. •From 1754 to 1763, Britain and its American
colonies fought France and their Indian allies over
the land of the fertile Ohio River Valley.
•The French and Indian War left Britain with huge
debts and a vast new area of land to protect.

19. Basic Fact Questions
•What land did England win in the war?
•What other European country besides France
and England was involved in the war?
•Where was the last major battle of the war?

20. Debate Topic #1: Costs of
WarThe war cost England £70 million and put
England in debt. The British estimated that
protecting the new land would require 10,000
troops and cost £30,000 per year.
Question:
The colonists should be responsible to pay off
most of the costs of the war. Yes or No?

21. Benedict Bradford and Oliver Otis?
If you agreed that American colonists
should be responsible for paying the
war debt....

22. Give yourself 20
points for voting in
character!

23. Historical Effects
•The British Victory makes Loyalists feel proud. Those folks
gain 10 points.
•Colonists who fought with the British during the war earn
special respect from their peers. All French and Indian War
veterans gain 10 points.
•Colonists of French heritage face prejudice. Those folks lose
10 points.
•There is an enormous amount of land available from this war,
farmers (including plantation owners) and land speculators
gain 30 points.
The date is 1763

24. Random Chance Event
Fires were very common in colonial cities. The die roll will
determine the following:
1- Boston residents have fires in their houses - lose 10 points!
2 - New York residents have fires in their houses - lose 10 points!
3 - Philadelphia residents have fires in their houses - lose 10
points!
4 - Charleston residents have fires in their houses - lose 10
points!
5 - Ben Franklin founds the first fire department. All Philadelphia
residents gain 10 points.
6 - Ben Franklin steals his idea for a fire department from his
friend Samuel Henry. Goodman Henry gains 10 points.

25. Pontiac’s Rebellion
• The British treated some Native
Americans badly
• The Ottawa chief Pontiac refused to
surrender to the British at the end of
the war.
• He attacked western British forts with
his allies (the Senecas, Delawares, and
Shawnees)
• Pontiac finally agreed to lay down his
arms in October, but he had
previously conquered every fort in the
West except Pittsburgh and Detroit

26. Proclamation Line of 1763

27. Why the Proclamation Line?
After the French & Indian
War, the British government
was broke. Many American
colonists were thrilled to have
a huge new area of land to
settle. They started moving
west of the crowded 13
colonies, but Britain felt that
she couldn't afford to protect
settlers on the frontier from
Indian attacks. The
Proclamation prevented
colonists from moving west.

28. Basic Fact Questions
•What natural feature served as the
Proclamation line of 1763?
•What war lead colonists to be worried about
their protection west of the Appalachians?
•What was the name for the land between the
Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi
River?

29. Debate
Even though the Proclamation Line restricts our
right to move west, it is still a fair law because it
protects our citizens from harm.

30. John Calvin Kleinschmidt and Toby Gilmore
Attucks:
Did you vote in favor of the
Proclamation line?

31. Then you LOSE 20 points
for voting out of character.
The Proclamation Line
prevented farmers (and their
families) from moving
west.

32. Historical Effects
•Farmers can't move west. This hurts all farmers and those
who hope to move west. These folks lose 50 points!
•Revolutionaries resent this new law from the British. All
Revolutionaries lose 25 points.
•Colonists who fear Indian attacks (James MacAlister) feel
safer. These folks gain 40 points.
•Land Speculators and their wives lose 20 points.
•Pontiac's War causes a lot of hatred of Native
Americans. Colonists with Native American heritage
experience prejudice and lose 25 points.
•Loyalists support the British laws. These folks gain 15 points.

33. Random Chance of Event
Natural disasters could ruin the prospects of colonists who
lived in the countryside (in rural areas). The roll of the die
determines:
1- Locusts attack crops in rural South Carolina. All colonists who live
there lose 10 points.
2 - A late freeze in rural Massachusetts destroys the corn crop. All
colonists who live there lose 10 points.
3 - Lack of rain causes drought in rural Pennsylvania that limits the wheat
crop. All colonists that live there lose 10 points.
4 - Flooding from the Hudson River sweeps away apple tree seedlings in
rural New York. All colonists that live there lose 10 points.
5 - A cold winter and abundant rainfall in the spring improves the harvest
everywhere . All rural dwellers gain 10 points.
6 - Butter on bread becomes trendy and all farmers gain 10 points.

34. Colonial Mercantilism

35. British Trade Laws

36. British Trade Laws
•The Sugar Act of 1764 puts a
tariff (tax) on sugar, coffee,
indigo, and molasses.
•This makes money for the
British
•Colonial merchants lose
business.
•Smugglers increase their
profits because more colonists
want to buy smuggled goods.

37. Basic Fact Questions
•Under the Navigation Acts, where did all raw
material need to be sent in order for it to be
made into manufactured goods?
•After 100 years of "Healthy Neglect" why did
the British start controlling British Trade?
•Name 3 items taxed by the Sugar Act.
•What is another name for a tariff?

38. Debate
For 100 years, the colonies have not had to pay
taxes. It is time that they be held accountable
and the Sugar Act does just that.

39. Marcel Minuet & Daniel Marlbough:
Did you vote in favor the Sugar
Act?

40. Then gain 20 points for
voting in character!
The Sugar Act increases smuggling and
consequently earns you a lot of money.

41. Historical Effects
•British trade laws hurt all indigo plantation
owners and merchants. These folks lose 25
points!
•This is a tax on luxury items. Upper Class
colonists lose 10 points.
•British trade laws help all government officials,
tax collectors, and smugglers. These folks gain
25 points!
•All colonists eat less sugar, so they're in better
health and visit their doctors less. Dr. James
Earl Warren loses 5 points.

42. Random Chance Event
There weren't enough British officials in the colonies to enforce
the trade laws in all of the regions at once. The dice roll will
determine the following:
1 - Southern Colonies pay tariffs. All colonists lose 10 points.
2 - Middle Colonies pay tariffs. All colonists lose 10 points.
3- New England Colonies pay tariffs. All colonists lose 10 points
4- Southern Colonies avoid tariffs. All colonists gain 10 points.
5 - Middle Colonies avoid tariffs. All colonists gain 10 points
6 - New England Colonies avoid tariffs. All colonists gain 10 points.

43. Stamp Act

44. What was the Stamp Act?
•The second way the British government
tried to gain money to repay the war debt
was by passing new tax laws in the
colonies, such as the Stamp Act.
•The colonists were not against all
taxes.They were willing to pay taxes
passed by their own colonial assemblies.
•Many colonists, however, felt that the
British Parliament had no rights to tax the
goods taxed by the Stamp Act.

45. Basic Fact Questions
•What is the name of the British government
official who is the head of Parliament?
•What is the main job of British Parliament?
•Name 3 items that were taxed under the Stamp
Act?
•What was the year that the Stamp Act was
passed?
•What is a direct tax?

46. Debate -
Parliament should let the colonial
assemblies decide an appropriate
tax, instead of imposing the stamp
tax on us.

47. Sir Arthur Adams
Did you vote against the King and
Parliament?

48. Then lose 20 points!

49. Historical Effects
•The Stamp Act hurts all merchants and tradesmen. These
folks lose 30 points.
•The Stamp Act helps all government officials and tax
collectors, plus all Loyalists support helping to pay off the war
debt. These folks gain 30 points.
•Samuel Henry loses a lot of business. He loses an additional
10 points.
•The Stamp Act hurts educated people who read the
newspaper. If you went to college or university lose 10
points.
•The Silversmith, David Rosenbloom, is hired to engrave the
British Stamp design. He gains 20 points.
•Marcel Minuet wins grand prize in horse race. He gains 20
points.

50. Random Chance
Stamp Act caused mass protests across the colonies. Some of
these protests resulted in mobs. It was very unsafe to be in
many cities.
1 - Citizens of Boston are attacked by mobs. Lose 15 points.
2 - Citizens of New York City are attacked by mobs. Lose 15
points
3 - Citizens of Philadelphia are attacked by mobs. Lose 15
points
4 - Citizens of Charles Town are attacked by mobs. Lose 15
points
5 - Tax collectors are targeted by mobs. Lose 15 points.
6 - Business is good for Tax Collectors. Gain 15 points.

51. Individual Random Chance!

52. End of Part 1