Lauren



How Political Issues Brought About the American Revolution
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Students will become familiar with the different acts and important events during the 1763 to 1775 time period. They should understand how political issues were a cause for the American Revolution.
 * Objective: **

Prior to the lesson I will go over important vocabulary words such as, proclamation, taxes, and parliament. I would also review previous lessons about the American Revolution so all students would be caught up. I would also ask if any students have any previous knowledge about the American Revolution and the acts that were passed. I would also give a brief overview on how laws are made and passed now and also back then.
 * Introduction/Initiation: **

We will talk about how the King of England wanted a stronger hold on the American colonists, therefore passing new acts and taxes. The students will create a timeline to keep track of the acts and taxes discussed and provide brief explanations of each. We will also discuss how colonists were not represented in Parliament, consequently causing tension and rebellions.
 * Lesson Development: **

The students will do a role-play where half the class represents colonists and the other are Parliament. The Parliament side will be responsible for creating their own act or tax to implement on the colonists. After the students will switch sides and carry out the same activity. We will then conclude by discussing how they felt when they were Parliament and colonists.
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