Unlocking Colonial Change
ESCAPE ROOM
MAIN HALL
wc
Oh no!
ROOM 2
All the museum's works have disappeared
ROOM 3
Mr Uhrich's class is headed to the museum to check out artifacts from colonial time. Unfortunately when you arrive, you find out that someone has stolen some important pieces! You wander off and find yourself down a dark hallway with a glowing light at the end of it. You discover it's a button that says "Push Me". Without thinking, you press the the button and all of a sudden, you are taken back to the 1700s! But you aren't the only one--the thief has also traveled back in time. Each room in the museum is a different time period and in this weird time travel adventure, you need to recover the stolen artifacts. Solve the puzzles before the theif can and return the missing artifacts. Hurry!
ROOM 1
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
1/5
Question 1
Which of the following is a philosopher of the Enlightenment?
George Whitefield
Benjamin Franklin
Baron de Montesquieu
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
2/5
Question 2
John Locke's idea of natural rights influenced...
Sermons like John Winthrop's "City on a Hill"
The Declaration of Independence
Colonial trade routes
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
3/5
Question 3
Which Enlightenment idea encouraged colonists to question authority?
Reason and individual liberty
Divine Right of Kings
The Great Charter
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
4/5
Question 4
How could Enlightenment ideas threaten the power of British kings?
People started to realize that needed to move to the colonies to become enlightened.
People started to realize that they could rule themselves
People started to realize they can have a more personal connection with their religion.
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
5/5
Question 5
This colonial printer was arrested and charged for libel. He was found not guilty and his court case set the ensured freedom of the press
John Peter Zenger
Alexander Hamilton
John Locke
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
5/5
You have found all the artifacts in this room!
CONTINUE
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers & Ideas
You lost an artifact!
Try Again!
MAIN HALL
wc
Great work!
Head to Room 2 to try and recover more of the missing artifacts!
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 1
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
1/5
Question 1
Which good was the major cash crop for Jamestown and other southern colonies?
Tobacco
Sugar
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
2/5
Question 2
Why was the trade route called "Triangular"?
Enslaved Africans were forced to travel on ships 3 times
It formed a triangle between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
3/5
Question 3
Hint: this started to be come more common as colonists became more upset with the Navigation Acts
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
4/5
Question 4
True or False: The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to control trade in the colonies and benefit England
True
False
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
5/5
Question 5
True or False: Colonies traded with the French through the Carribbean to avoid detection by the British
False
True
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
5/5
You have found all the artifacts in this room!
CONTINUE
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
You lost an artifact!
Try Again!
MAIN HALL
wc
You are getting there!
Hurry to Room Three to save the stolen pieces!
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 1
Room 3
The Great Awakening
1/5
Question 1
Room 3
The Great Awakening
2/5
Question 2
Room 3
The Great Awakinening
3/5
Question 3
The Great Awakening was a....
Room 3
Here you can put a highlighted title
5/5
You have found all artifacts in this room!
CONTINUE
Room 3
Here you can put a highlighted title
You lost an artifact!
Try Again!
MAIN HALL
wc
Almost there!
Get the the Main Hall just in time! Can you save the day??
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 1
Main hall
1/5
Question 1
Which of the following best explains why the Great Awakening was considered a unifying movement?
It brought different people together through shared beliefs
It created one national church
It forced colonists to follow British religious practices
Main hall
2/5
Question 2
How did the Navigation Acts reflect England's view of the colonies?
Colonies are sources of wealth that serve the mother country
Colonies are independent nations with equal rights
Colonies are partners in free trade
Main Hall
3/5
Question 3
What does the widespread smuggling in the colonies suggest about colonial attitudes towards British trade laws?
Colonists fully support British control
Colonists wanted stricter enforcement
Colonists resisted restrictions and wanted economic freedom
Main Hall
4/5
Question 4
How did Enlightenment thinking influence people like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson?
They rejected science and reasoning
They believed in self-government and natural rights
They supported absolute monarchy
Main hall
5/5
Question 5
What guided Enlightenment thinking?
Religion and tradition
Science, logic, and reason
Divine kingship
Main Hall
5/5
You have found all artifacts
CONTINUE
Restart
Congratulations!
You have recovered all artifacts and saved the day
Feeling a little extra confident and want to try your hand at one more scramble challenge? Correct answers will give you a bonus point on your colonies project!
Nah, I'm good
Yes! I want a challenge!
Scramble Challenge
5/5
This word ties together all three topics. The Enlightenment emphasized ________ and individual liberty. The Great Awakening encouraged people to question authority about __________. Trade across the Atlantic pushed colonists to assert their _________ to fair trade and self-governance
Send your answer in an edio chat to Mr.Uhrich as well to get your bonus point recorded!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
Unlocking Colonial Change
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Unlocking Colonial Change
ESCAPE ROOM
MAIN HALL
wc
Oh no!
ROOM 2
All the museum's works have disappeared
ROOM 3
Mr Uhrich's class is headed to the museum to check out artifacts from colonial time. Unfortunately when you arrive, you find out that someone has stolen some important pieces! You wander off and find yourself down a dark hallway with a glowing light at the end of it. You discover it's a button that says "Push Me". Without thinking, you press the the button and all of a sudden, you are taken back to the 1700s! But you aren't the only one--the thief has also traveled back in time. Each room in the museum is a different time period and in this weird time travel adventure, you need to recover the stolen artifacts. Solve the puzzles before the theif can and return the missing artifacts. Hurry!
ROOM 1
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
1/5
Question 1
Which of the following is a philosopher of the Enlightenment?
George Whitefield
Benjamin Franklin
Baron de Montesquieu
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
2/5
Question 2
John Locke's idea of natural rights influenced...
Sermons like John Winthrop's "City on a Hill"
The Declaration of Independence
Colonial trade routes
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
3/5
Question 3
Which Enlightenment idea encouraged colonists to question authority?
Reason and individual liberty
Divine Right of Kings
The Great Charter
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
4/5
Question 4
How could Enlightenment ideas threaten the power of British kings?
People started to realize that needed to move to the colonies to become enlightened.
People started to realize that they could rule themselves
People started to realize they can have a more personal connection with their religion.
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
5/5
Question 5
This colonial printer was arrested and charged for libel. He was found not guilty and his court case set the ensured freedom of the press
John Peter Zenger
Alexander Hamilton
John Locke
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas
5/5
You have found all the artifacts in this room!
CONTINUE
Room 1
Enlightenment Thinkers & Ideas
You lost an artifact!
Try Again!
MAIN HALL
wc
Great work!
Head to Room 2 to try and recover more of the missing artifacts!
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 1
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
1/5
Question 1
Which good was the major cash crop for Jamestown and other southern colonies?
Tobacco
Sugar
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
2/5
Question 2
Why was the trade route called "Triangular"?
Enslaved Africans were forced to travel on ships 3 times
It formed a triangle between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
3/5
Question 3
Hint: this started to be come more common as colonists became more upset with the Navigation Acts
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
4/5
Question 4
True or False: The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to control trade in the colonies and benefit England
True
False
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
5/5
Question 5
True or False: Colonies traded with the French through the Carribbean to avoid detection by the British
False
True
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
5/5
You have found all the artifacts in this room!
CONTINUE
Room 2
Trade Across the Atlantic
You lost an artifact!
Try Again!
MAIN HALL
wc
You are getting there!
Hurry to Room Three to save the stolen pieces!
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 1
Room 3
The Great Awakening
1/5
Question 1
Room 3
The Great Awakening
2/5
Question 2
Room 3
The Great Awakinening
3/5
Question 3
The Great Awakening was a....
Room 3
Here you can put a highlighted title
5/5
You have found all artifacts in this room!
CONTINUE
Room 3
Here you can put a highlighted title
You lost an artifact!
Try Again!
MAIN HALL
wc
Almost there!
Get the the Main Hall just in time! Can you save the day??
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
ROOM 1
Main hall
1/5
Question 1
Which of the following best explains why the Great Awakening was considered a unifying movement?
It brought different people together through shared beliefs
It created one national church
It forced colonists to follow British religious practices
Main hall
2/5
Question 2
How did the Navigation Acts reflect England's view of the colonies?
Colonies are sources of wealth that serve the mother country
Colonies are independent nations with equal rights
Colonies are partners in free trade
Main Hall
3/5
Question 3
What does the widespread smuggling in the colonies suggest about colonial attitudes towards British trade laws?
Colonists fully support British control
Colonists wanted stricter enforcement
Colonists resisted restrictions and wanted economic freedom
Main Hall
4/5
Question 4
How did Enlightenment thinking influence people like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson?
They rejected science and reasoning
They believed in self-government and natural rights
They supported absolute monarchy
Main hall
5/5
Question 5
What guided Enlightenment thinking?
Religion and tradition
Science, logic, and reason
Divine kingship
Main Hall
5/5
You have found all artifacts
CONTINUE
Restart
Congratulations!
You have recovered all artifacts and saved the day
Feeling a little extra confident and want to try your hand at one more scramble challenge? Correct answers will give you a bonus point on your colonies project!
Nah, I'm good
Yes! I want a challenge!
Scramble Challenge
5/5
This word ties together all three topics. The Enlightenment emphasized ________ and individual liberty. The Great Awakening encouraged people to question authority about __________. Trade across the Atlantic pushed colonists to assert their _________ to fair trade and self-governance
Send your answer in an edio chat to Mr.Uhrich as well to get your bonus point recorded!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!
You have lost a piece of the museum!