12 credits

Students will re-create the dynamic tension of the 1770s that led to the outbreak of the colonial war against the British Crown. Given a list of divisive issues, students will go head-to-head against one another, pitting Colonial and Royal representatives in heated dispute. Student mediators will attempt to resolve the dispute. Will there be war or peace between the colonies and the Crown, and more importantly, in your classroom? Could the Revolutionary war have been avoided or was bloodshed inevitable? Suggested time: 4 to 6 class periods