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Chapter 3 Skill/Project

 

Lesson Plan: The Stamp Act Newspaper

Objectives
The students will...

  • learn the reasons behind the implementation of the Stamp Act
    • British rationale
    • Issue of the debt
  • understand the importance of the Stamp Act in contributing to the American Revolution
  • be able to chronicle the colonial response to the Stamp Act including violent protest, non-importation agreements,and the convening of the Stamp Act Congress
  • learn to conduct primary source research
  • understand the difference between revenue and regulatory taxes
  • be able to distinguish between news articles and opinion pieces
  • be able to write coherently and convincingly in different styles