Social Studies Chapter 13: The American Revolution

In Chapter 13 we did a Tug-o-War simulation of the American Revolution. We were broken into teams, representing the Colonists, the British and France. We watched as the tides turned from favoring the British to favoring the Colonists. As we got set up for the game, we would be just about to start and then add in a rule change.

For example:
The blue team gets a prize if they win!
Half of the red team has to start several feet away.
The red team has to pull the rope 20 feet in their direction, but the blue team only has to hold out for seconds to win.
At some point we will call the white team in to fight with the blue team!

Ask your children what each of these rules represented!

We learned that the biggest factors in helping the colonists win were being close to home, having more to gain from winning and having allies to support them.

We all fought hard, but in the end, the colonists gained their independence!