Game Names
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Real Name |
Game Name |
Role |
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Samantha Ankrum |
Robert Livingston |
Patriot |
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Matt Baker |
George Hewes |
Landless |
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Kyle Bany |
John Cuyler, Jr. |
Moderate |
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Ben Brakefield |
Margarite de la Montagne |
Woman |
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Sam Christikawa |
Prudence Holman |
Woman |
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Brandt Doer |
Frederick Philipse |
Loyalist |
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Corinne Edgerton |
James DeLancey |
Loyalist |
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Stormy Greenman |
Alexander McDougall |
Patriot |
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Erik Hanson |
Christopher Billop |
Loyalist |
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Kaleigh Jesme |
Jeffrey Brown |
Slave |
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Candace Jetvig |
Isaac Sears |
Patriot |
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Jen Jorgenson |
Joseph Benedict |
Moderate |
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Brad Madsen |
Jack Henderson |
Slave |
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Adam Morklock |
John Polhamus |
Moderate |
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Payton Scholtz |
Isaac Deane |
Landless |
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AJ Sitzer |
Thomas Tredwell |
Moderate |
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Hillary Stevens |
Abraham Brasher |
Patriot |
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Mark Stilton |
Andrew Reber |
Patriot |
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Breana Wollner |
James Jauncey |
Loyalist |
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Wednesday, 9/8/10: Game Preparation
Discussion: John Locke, excerpts from his Second Treatise on Goverment, (in handbook).
Monday, 9/13/10: Public Session 1
Class will open with a meeting of the Provincial Congress.
Wednesday, 9/15/10: Public Session 2
PAPERS: All remaining Patriots and Loyalists in the Provincial Congress will present arguments on the issues or the reasons for adopting/not adopting the Association recommended by the Continental Congress. These papers are to draw from Locke, Johnson, Paine, and other pamphlets, as well as from the historical situation. Other characters, in and out of Congress, may present papers/petitions as well.
The Provincial Congress will meet and vote, by the end of the session, on the Association and its enforcement. If time remains, the issue of military preparedness will be the next order of debate.
Monday, 9/20/10: Public Session 3
PAPERS: All Moderates and any remaining characters who have not written a paper/petition must post one on this date. This requires the Moderate characters to comment on the issues, both philosophical and practical, surrounding the rights/wrongs of rebellion, the Association, and the military issues now facing the Provincial Congress.
The Provincial Congress will debate whether (and how) to support the military needs of New York and the colonies as a whole.
Wednesday, 9/22/10: Public Session 4
PAPERS: All characters should now address in their papers one or more of the following issues: 1) the justification or lack of justification for the rebellion and/or for declaring independence from Great Britain (an ideological/intellectual perspective), 2) the chances for a successful revolt (the pragmatic perspective—what are the odds of success for this rebellion against Great Britain), 3) the character’s personal analysis of which side offers the most compelling case for his/her allegiance (this one primarily for the indeterminates in the Congress and for the non-voting city residents). All papers may draw on all pamphlets and sources for their arguments.
The Provincial Congress will finish whatever remains of the military debate, including if agreed to, the separation of characters from New York City to join the military. At this point, the Congress may begin the debate on independence.
Monday, 9/27 & Wednesday, 9/29: Public Sessions 5, 6
The Provincial Congress must make a final determination as to whether New York will support reconciliation with Britain or will continue to resist and ultimately support independence. Events in these last two sessions will determine which group, Patriot or Loyalist, has control over New York City by the end of the game (in historical time, as of the end of 1776). End Game with Postmortem after Public Session 6, 9/29.