Recap: Seven Years War Outcomes & Theses
Mini-presentations:
-Summarize the Act in your own words
-Why did the British enact it?
-What was the colonists' response?
^^Think about economic and political reasons
Sugar Act (Chris/Adam)
Quartering Act (Skyler/Rachel)
Stamp Act (Vicky/Katie)
Declaratory Act (Jordan/Clara)
Townshend Acts (Alex/Angus)
Tea Act (Brett/Kate)
Intolerable Acts (Brennan/Camil)
Discussion: What were the most significant pieces of legislation to the colonists?
What are the primary political and economic motivations for the acts?
What are the colonists' primary political and economic arguments?
John Dickinson
-Reaction to Townshend Acts
--Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
---Why would Dickinson want the audience to think that he was a farmer?
---What is Dickinson's main political argument? Economic argument?
---Does Dickinson believe that the colonies should break free from England?
HW: Finish Chapter 6 reading & notes