France and Allies V.S. British Command
British Command
Delegates on the British side will represent colonial governors, military officers, and figures like Benjamin Franklin, who are meeting at the Albany Congress to decide how the colonies should respond. On paper, Britain has every advantage. It has far more colonists than New France, and it has stronger trade networks and the Royal Navy. The problem is that the colonies rarely agree on anything. Each one guards its own money, militia, and land claims, and London is slow to send help. Delegates will have to find ways to get the colonies working together, win over the Iroquois Confederacy, and decide how much force to use without starting a war they can't control.
France and Allies
Delegates on the French side will represent officials of New France, military commanders, and leaders of allied Native nations such as the Wyandot, Odawa, and Abenaki. New France controls a huge territory but has a small population to defend it. Its strength comes from its chain of forts along the rivers and from its relationships with Native nations, which are built on trade and diplomacy, not settlement. Those alliances are not guaranteed. Native leaders have their own interests and will support whichever side protects their land and trade. Delegates will have to hold the Ohio Valley, keep their allies loyal, and stop British expansion while being badly outnumbered.
Key factors
Crisis
Both the committees function as a typical crisis style, passing directives to the backroom and having the committee flow based on those
Overlap
The directives passed in one committee effect the other committee, and they will both receive information on updates by the other side.
Collaboration
Through this experience, we aim for delegates to learn about compromise and collaboration with the opposing side as a learning experience.