French and Indian War Skit

[AKdenldr]

Hello all,

 

5 of my Webelos are attending a camporee where they need to perform a skit or reinactment related to the French and Indian war.

 

Does anyone have any resources? This is last minute and I'll have little time to practice the boys prior so it needs to be pretty simple.

 

Thanks much, always great help on this site.

 

 

 

[dg98adams]

Keep it simple, assign your smallest Scout the role of "America".

Biggest Scout (or Cub Master) England.

Next biggest France.

Next Scouts as "Native American/Canada"

 

 

Have England and France in "Europe" argue about control of the uninhabited "New World" (Americas). Everytime they say "New World" the Native Americans/Americans stand up and say "We are here you know...."

 

In Europe there is no official name for the war.

 

In Canada it was called the "seven year war".

 

By the American colonials it was called the French/Indian War" as they were allies.

 

Every time the England/France begin to argue, the American Scout stands up and is ignored by england/France (can't hear him since he is not in Europe).

 

Then England/France come to the Americas, still ignore the Americans, and primarily fight the battle in Canada.

The French enlist the "Native Americans" aid, while England pretty much ignores both the Colonists and Native Americans as a resource.

Native Americans help France "argue"....

 

End of skit - England wins, but is so weakened the Americans eventually start a revolution.

 

It would probably help to have a narrator hit the high points during the "argument/skirmish" and have the Scouts act out what the narrator says. Have them ham it up but wait for the narrator to start/stop.

 

 

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm

http://www.indians.org/articles/french-indian-war.html(This message has been edited by dg98adams)