United States History Student Edition

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INQUIRY ACTIVITY

FLORIDA BENCHMARKS

Understanding Multiple Perspectives: Taxes, Protests, and British Rule ? COMPELLING QUESTION How important is it to have a voice in government?

• SS.8.CG.1.1 • SS.8.CG.2.2 • SS.8.CG.2.3 • SS.8.CG.2.4

• SS.8.A.1.2 • SS.8.A.1.3 • SS.8.A.1.4 • SS.8.A.1.7

Plan Your Inquiry DEVELOPING QUESTIONS

Background Information Following Britain’s defeat of France in the French and Indian War, King George III and the British government set to the task of keeping and controlling the American colonies. Debt from the war and the costs of maintaining troops in the colonies were high. New British policies and taxes related to those costs angered the American colonists and led to a variety of protests. This lesson presents letters and other writings on the issues that were dividing Britain and its American colonies from both points of view.

Think about the different ways people can have a voice in government. Then read the Compelling Question for this lesson. What questions can you ask to help you answer this Compelling Question? Create a graphic organizer like the one below. Write your Supporting Questions in your graphic organizer.

What this source tells me about why it is important to have a voice in government

Questions the source leaves unanswered

Supporting Questions Source

A B C D

E F

ANALYZING SOURCES Next, examine the primary sources in this lesson. Analyze each source by answering the questions that follow it. How does each source help you answer each Supporting Question you created? What questions do you still have? Write these in your graphic organizer.

After you analyze the sources, you will: • use the evidence from the sources • communicate your conclusions • take informed action

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