The Tobacco or Wheat Game Once your class has finished reading the Maryland Exploration and finished your worksheet, you will play "The Tobacco or Wheat Game." You can play this game with your whole class, or in small groups. To play the game, you will be assigned roles. Then you will read and follow the actions on the year cards. The game covers the years 1774 to 1780. Each character, in the year 1774, is instructed to record a starting amount on their ledger. Every time a character completes a transaction, they should write down the result of that transaction in the ledger. Players can "balance their books" at the end of each year. If you play this game, you will be able to think about the change from a wheat economy to a tobacco economy as it occurs. When you're finished with the game, you will complete the final activity in this Maryland Exploration.

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