Two 50-minute periods · 24 scenarios
One class, one choice at a time.
Project the site. Students discuss and vote A, B, or C by a show of hands; the teacher clicks the winning choice. Hear a brief argument and an objection. For a tie, hear one more argument for each tied option and vote again.
About three minutes per scenario
- 45 seconds: read the situation and primary-document excerpt.
- 45 seconds: discuss the source question and vote.
- 45 seconds: compare the imagined consequence with actual history.
- 45 seconds: vote on the historical check and read its explanation.
“More context” provides extra detail if useful. “Articles guide” explains origins, powers, and limits during any round. Source excerpts retain their original wording; ellipses show omissions. A paraphrase is explicitly labeled.
Day 1 · 50 minutes
0–8 briefing; 8–44 twelve scenarios from drafting through peace; 44–50 source checkpoint and paper reflection.
Day 2 · 50 minutes
0–4 recap; 4–40 twelve scenarios from postwar debt through Shays’ Rebellion; 40–46 final judgment; 46–50 paper exit ticket.
Jump ahead whenever needed
Use “Jump to any scenario,” either day tab, or any sidebar item to open any activity in either period. You do not need to answer earlier questions. Jumping keeps answers and points and pauses the destination timer.
“Skip this scenario” advances immediately. It adds no points and preserves points already earned. The next timer stays paused. Skipped scenarios remain in the sidebar; select one to return and finish it. You can skip without voting or answering a check.
One shared score · 120 core points + 6 Hamilton bonus points
Each scenario offers 1 point for any policy decision, up to 2 for its historical check, 1 for explaining source evidence, and 1 for considering an objection. A correct first check earns 2; a corrected answer earns 1. The teacher records discussion points after hearing students speak; the site does not evaluate spoken answers.
Only the policy choice and a corrected historical check are required to continue normally. Discussion points are optional. Skipping adds no points and does not change the 120-point core maximum. Hamilton bonuses add up to 6 more points. Political positions and speed earn no bonuses.
What would Hamilton think? · optional bonus
Six questions—three per day—connect to Martha Brockenbrough’s Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary. Find them in the government structure, army supplies, Newburgh, postwar debt, Annapolis, and Shays’ Rebellion scenarios. A correct or corrected answer earns 1 bonus point, counted separately and in the total. Each answer gets an explanation supported by Hamilton’s writings. Students can connect their reasoning to any relevant passage they have read.
Use a bonus instead of an oral discussion prompt if time is tight. Bonuses are optional and never block navigation. The core target stays 120; bonus credit can take the total to 126. Each day offers 60 core points and 3 bonus points.
Pause between classes
At the Day 1 checkpoint, finish the source comparison and choose “Finish Day 1 & save.” Return in the same browser on the same device, then select “Begin Day 2.” The timer pauses when the page is hidden and never chooses an answer or advances automatically.
Download a readable class record at the checkpoint and at the end. It cannot be imported to resume on another device. Individual writing stays on paper.