Make the French and Indian War memorable with a no-prep digital escape game for high school history. Students investigate clues, watch videos, visit curated websites, and read primary sources as they race to recover a satchel of information before it reaches the French commander.

Make learning about the French and Indian War interesting with this no-prep digital escape game. The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the numbers to unlock a locked door and retrieve a satchel that has been obtained by the French commander - a satchel with information that needs to stay out of the hands of the French!

Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read primary source texts to find the information they need to win the game. Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work!

If students get stuck on a clue, hints will pop up at 5, 10 and 12 minutes. The hints are progressive - but students will need to work quickly enough to finish, or they will run out of time!

Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.

This French and Indian War digital escape game includes:
Access to a website where your students can play the game
Complete teacher's guide to playing the game
Answer key so you can help students if they get stuck!

Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!

Topics in this French and Indian War digital escape game include:
George Washington's expedition to Ohio
Braddock's defeat
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The view of the Native Americans
The Proclamation of 1763

Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students. You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district. As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones. With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.