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Taxes and the american revolution
Do Now
• Objectives:
• SWBAT identify various forms of taxation (tariffs, sales tax, excise tax)
SWBAT describe forms of taxation that led to the American Revolution
• Do Now: what are taxes? When do you pay them? What do they do?
Review of exit ticket from yesterday
• 1. What type of economy would most Native American cultures have?
• 2. There is only one bank in town: Reginald’s Bank. What type of economy would this be?
• 3. Safari pays $1 for a hot dog at the grocery store. There are eight different hot dog sellers at the store. What type of market is this?
• 4. Latisha pays $10 for a hot dog at the Memphis Grizzlies game. There is only one hot dog seller at the game. What type of market is this?
• 5. Christian pays $5 for a hot dog at the game. There are only three hot dog sellers at the game. What type of market is this?
taxes
• Taxes are a fee charged by a government on a certain good
• Allows the government to raise money for services
Sales tax
• Sales Tax—a consumption tax on the sale of a wide range of goods and services.
• Although collected from sellers at the retail level, consumers bear the cost of sales taxes.
Excise tax
• Excise tax: a tax paid only on specific types of items, such as alcohol, gasoline, luxury items
tariffs
• Tariff—a tax placed on imported and/or exported goods (things).
• High tariffs affect the price of goods: a higher tariff makes the cost higher
• People are less likely to buy a good if it is more expensive
Brainpop!
• http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/causesoftheamericanrevolution/
• Why should we care about the American Revolution?
Where are we in history?
• 1754-1763 French and Indian War
• -who was on what side?
• -who won?
• -who lost?
• -who had to pay the cost of the war?
More fuel for the fire
• Proclamation of 1763
• -what did it say?
• -why did the British want this?
• -why would the colonists be upset by this?
• -what landform did it tell the settlers not to go over?
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Proclamation 1763• -what did it say?
• Colonists could not move west of the Appalachan mountains
• -why did the British want this?
• To stop the fighting between Native Americans and colonists after Pontiac’s Rebellion
• -why would the colonists be upset by this?
• They wanted to move west because they felt like they had the right to do it since they moved to the Americas
• -what landform did it tell the settlers not to go over? Appalachan mountains
taxes
• What is a tax?
• A fee charged by a government on a certain good
• Allows the government to raise money for services
• Why did the British government start taxing the American colonists?
• To pay for the French and Indian War
Sugar Act 1764:
• raised import duties on products like sugar, textiles, coffee, indigo
Stamp act 1765
• requires Americans to to purchase stamps for most types of printed materials including legal documents, marriage licenses, newspapers, even playing cards
Townshend Act 1767
• •laws made Americans cover the costs of having troops stationed in the colonies
• • created new taxes on popular things like glass, lead, paper, paint and tea
Tea act 1773
• Gave a British company (East India Tea Company)
• Exclusive control of the tea trade: a monopoly
Evaluate
• Which tax do you think was most upsetting for the British? Why?
• What ways do you think that settlers got around having to pay for the taxes?
rap it out• Write a poem/song/rap about the taxes and series of Acts
created to share with the class.
• For example:
• French and Indian War that was not so good
• French were out, British won, but taxes were in the hood! (for the colonists)
• Taxes, taxes, help to pay for services
• Sales tax on my Cheetos,
• Excise tax on my yacht,
• And tariffs on those goods from out of the country wha????
• Best ones will be put up for class!
Exit ticket1. What is a tax?
2. A tax imposed by a government on imported or exported goods is called ____________
3. Which form of taxation is described in the box above?
4. Why were the colonists being taxed by the British?
5. What Act gave a British company the monopoly on tea?