Revolutionary War Game Board Project
Through this project, students will demonstrate their knowledge of the Revolutionary War
by creating a board game. This game can be modeled after games students have played
before, such as Monopoly or Life. Or the game can be an original creation. Students must
meet the specific requirements listed below to successfully complete the project. Students
must have their game ready for class on February 7th. No late projects will be accepted.
Students are being supplied with tag board, index cards, a set of dice, and player markers.
They are welcome to use the supplies offered or provide their own materials for this
project.
Mechanics:
Students create a game board
Color is used
Purpose of the game clearly stated
Clear directions
Writing is legible
All necessary pieces included
At least two (2) pictures, printed or
drawn
At least one (1) accurate map of the
colonies
No errors in information
No errors in geography
Battle/Major Events
A “B” project must include:
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British Three-Pronged-Attack
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton and Princeton (New
Jersey)
Battle of Saratoga
Charles Town, South Carolina
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Long Island
An “A” project will also include the
following:
British Capture of Philadelphia
Winter at Valley Forge
Kings Mountain
People of the Revolutionary War
A “B” project includes 15 of the following
people of the Revolutionary War
An “A” project includes 20
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
King George III
John Adams
George Washington
Paul Revere
General Thomas Gage
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Locke
General William Howe
Benedict Arnold
Ethan Allen
Margaret Corbin or Molly Pitcher
General John Burgoyne
Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger
General Horatio Gates
General Henry Clinton
Marguis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben
Abigail Adams
Francis Marion
Joseph Brant
Revolutionary War Game Board Project
Groups of People
A “B” project will include information on:
Patriots, Loyalists, African-Americans,
Spain, and France.
An “A” project will include the
perspectives of Hessians, Native
Americans or women.
Advantages/Disadvantages
A “B” project must include 5 (five) specific
advantages the Patriots had over the
British, and 5 (five) specific advantages
the British had over the Patriots
An “A” project must include 8 (eight)
specific advantages the Patriots had over
the British, and 8 (eight) specific
advantages the British had over the
Patriots
Terms/Vocabulary
A “B” project must include the following:
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
Blockade
Second Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
An “A” project must also include three (3)
of the following:
Daughters of Liberty
Mercenaries
Deserted
Guerrilla warfare
Inflation
Privateer
Extra Credit for the following:
Songs
Weapons
Uniforms
Additional Resources:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.h
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