Taxation Without
Representation
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Whearas the
following acts were passed upon us without our agreement: The Stamp Act The Sugar Act The Townsend Acts The Intolerable Acts We, the people of the Colonies of North America, do solemnly propose a Boston Tea Party to express our displeasure. | |
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Step 1: The Setup Your friends are outraged. Another act against the colonies has just been passed. There is growing discontent among those up and down the coast. You can not sit by any longer without doing something. Thus as a patriot, you are asked to pen the proclamation above, describing in detail the acts against the colonies, the call to help "make a statement" with the "Tea Party," and finally to persuade other colonists to protest these unjust laws. To do this, you will choose to produce either a flyer, a newspaper or a powerpoint to educate and call your peers "to arms. | ||
Step 2: Do the
Research
Use a graphic
to organize your information. (Be sure to note the number of the source so you
can credit your source in your product.)
Resources | |
| Source Number |
MLA Citation for Source |
| Stamp Act | |
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1 |
Albrecht, Ashley. "The Stamp Act." Powerpoint Presentation.February, 2001. |
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2 |
"From Revolution to Reconstruction." Department of Humanities Computing. 19 Oct. 2006. <http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch3_p2.htm> |
| Sugar Act | |
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3 |
"The Sugar Act." Independence Hall Association. 19 Oct. 2006. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm> |
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4 |
Weber, Michael. "The American Revolution." Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company, 2000. |
| Townsend Acts | |
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5 |
"Townshend Acts." Cybersleuth Kids US History. 19 Oct. 2006. <http://cybersleuth-kids.com/americanhistory/chapter3/townshendacts.htm> |
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6 |
Townshend
Acts." Academic Kids (Online) Encyclopedia. 19 Oct. 2006.<http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/ |
| Boston Tea Party | |
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7 |
"Boston Tea
Party." Department of Military Science - Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
19 Oct. 2006. |
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8 |
"Boston Tea Party." From Revolution to Reconstruction. 19 Oct. 2006. <http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/teaparty/bostonxx.htm> |
| Intolerable Acts | |
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9 |
"Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress." The University of San Francisco. 19 Oct. 2006. <http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/conwell/revolution/congress.htm> |
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10 |
Freedman, Russell. Intolerable Acts."Give Me Liberty. The Story of the Declaration of Independence."New York: Holiday House,2000. |
| Other | |
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11 |
"The United States, Social Studies Textbook." Glenview, IL: Pearson Education, 2003. |
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12 |
Moore, Kay. "If you Lived at the Time of the American Revolution." New York, NY: Scholastic, 1997. |
Optional:graphic organizer for developing a persuasive essay.
Part 3: Organizing and Using the Information to Persuade
Products
A
Flyer-
To put in a colonial
business, encouraging others to join the protest.
A
Newspaper -
Giving details of
the various acts leading to the colonists discontent and an editorial persuading
others to join.
A
Powerpoint-
A proclamation by the town crier
detailing the events and persuading other colonists to join.
Intelligences Used in the Project
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The
basic project uses the Visual/Spatial, Verbal/Linguistic, Bodily Kinesthetic,
Intrapersonal and Interpersonal intelligences (in evaluation section.)
For extension or to meet other intelligence needs, you could: |
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Part 4: Evaluate
Do a self evaluation to make sure you are ready to submit your final product.
Get a peer to evaluate your work.
Check out the grading rubric.
Credits
Classroom Clipart Images for student projects:
"Classroom Clipart." Classroom Clipart. 19 Oct.
2006,
<http://www.classroomclipart.com>
Music for student projects::
"Archiving Early America." 23 October 2006,
<http://www.earlyamerica.com/music/18th-century.htm>
Other Clipart for this page:
