Uncovering Loyalties

1774, Virginia. Is independence in the air? Play Uncovering Loyalties to find out.

It's 1774 in Williamsburg, and tensions are rising. Engage with young people around the city to see if independence is in the air... or not? Uncovering Loyalties with Colonial Williamsburg puts you at the center of the action in pre-revolutionary Virginia.

Discover how history is always more interesting… once you start asking questions.

Game Features: -Explore Williamsburg, Virginia in 1774. -Engage with young people across different classes, life experiences, and loyalties. -Keep a balance of opinions. -Determine if loyalties stay true to Britain or lie with soon-to-be patriots.

Uncovering Loyalties offers a support tool for English and multilingual learners, Spanish translation, voiceover, and glossary.

Teachers: Visit the iCivics ""teach"" page to check out classroom resources for Uncovering Loyalties wtih Colonial Williamsburg!

Learning Objectives: -Explore why individuals and groups differed in their perspectives during the same period. -Apply critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources. -Understand how political, religious, and economic ideas and interests led to the American Revolutionary War.