Stamp Act (1765)
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Revolutionary War Causes Unit
Cause 4
Stamp Act (1765)
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• Britain still in debt• What about the Sugar Act? Wasn’t
that enough to get out of debt?• Why not?
Why the Stamp Act?
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Stamp Act passed- 1765
• Stamp Act approved by Parliament- British lawmaking group
• Taxed 3 Items• Newspapers• Playing Cards• Legal Documents
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• Students work in groups of 2-3 (already arranged by desk setup)
• Pass out stapled packet to each group
• Groups look at Document A (next slide) while teacher models how to read a historical document
Lesson Plan
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Document 2
• Teacher and students will read together trying to read like a historian.
• (Document on next slide)
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Document 3
• Students will read document 3 with their group
• As a group you will fill out the guiding questions
• (document 3 next slide)
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• Class discussion: Together Answer…• Why were colonists upset about Stamp
Act?
• Was Stamp Act unreasonable and unfair?
• Were the colonists treated like slaves?
• Were the British violating colonist rights?• Some historians argue that the American
Revolution happened because a few rich leaders riled up all the poor people. Do these documents provide evidence for argument? Is that believable?
Read Like a Historian