C HARACTER P ROP L IST

Props are not provided by the presenter unless otherwise notated. Each character card includes what prop to bring, costume instructions and
performance instructions. Additional points are awarded for students who bring the prop listed, wear a costume and follow the performance
instructions provided on the character card.

Cards To Assign Prop Team Cards To Assign Prop Team

Old looking letter “written by MARQUIS DE

ABIGAIL ADAMS John Adams” to his wife WHITE Bag filled with pretend
WHITE
LAFAYETTE money

BENEDICT Folded papers that serve as

ARNOLD “secrets” RED MARTHA Pair of socks “knitted” by
WASHINGTON Martha BLUE
BENJAMIN Glasses and a cane or walk-
FRANKLIN ing stick WHITE
(blue & yellow card) MARY DRAPER Small metal/pewter items WHITE
BETSY ROSS Picture of a 5-pointed star BLUE
MARY LUDWIG
HAYS
Plastic or metal “pitcher” RED
CRISPUS
ATTUCKS
Paper snowball RED
MERCY OTIS Book with title “History of the
DEBORAH WARREN
Rise, Progress, and Termination of RED
the American Revolution”
SAMPSON
Bandage on leg RED
NANCY
GENERAL MORGAN HART
1 paper/plastic drinking cup WHITE
White flag of surrender and
CHARLES toy/pretend sword RED
CORNWALIS
NATHAN HALE small stack of school books BLUE
GENERAL
ROCHAMBEAU
toy/pretend sword RED
Copy of famous speech by
PATRICK HENRY Patrick Henry WHITE
GEORGE
WASHINGTON
toy/pretend sword BLUE
Stick horse (Provided by
PAUL REVERE presenter) WHITE
JOHN ADAMS Copy of Declaration of
(blue & yellow cards) Independence WHITE
PHILLIS WHEAT- Copy of a poem by Phillis
LEY Wheatley BLUE
JOHN HANCOCK feather quill pen and copy of
(blue & yellow cards) Declaration of Independence BLUE
3 cardboard boxes labeled
SAMUEL ADAMS “TEA” BLUE
JOHN PAUL
JONES
toy/pretend sword WHITE
THOMAS Poster with a picture of the
JEFFERSON nickel and student playing RED
KING Jefferson’s face on it
GEORGE III
Crown & scepter RED (blue & yellow cards)

Book labeled “The American

THOMAS PAINE Crisis” BLUE
Empty sack/bag marked
LYDIA DARRAH “Flour” with papers of BLUE
“secrets” inside