Revolutionary War Causes Unit

Cause 4

Stamp Act (1765)

• Britain still in debt• What about the Sugar Act? Wasn’t

that enough to get out of debt?• Why not?

Why the Stamp Act?

Stamp Act passed- 1765

• Stamp Act approved by Parliament- British lawmaking group

• Taxed 3 Items• Newspapers• Playing Cards• Legal Documents

• 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• Groups look at Document A (next slide) while teacher models how to read a historical document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

Document 2

• Teacher and students will read together trying to read like a historian.

• (Document on next slide)

Document 3

• Students will read document 3 with their group

• As a group you will fill out the guiding questions

• (document 3 next slide)

• 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