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Mrs. Devine's project assignment. Assigned on Monday, September 23, 2013

Acts imposed Upon Colonists Web 2.0 style

Choose one of the acts set up by Britain that was imposed upon the colonists from 1763 to 1775- Quartering Act Proclamation of 1763 Stamp Act Sugar Act Townshend Act Tea Act Declatory Act Intolerable Acts

Using a Web 2.0 tool, such as: prezi.com. wix.com, eduglogster.com, xtranormal.com, etc.. Create a digital presentation to explain the following: 1. What is the name of the act and when was it created? 2. What was the purpose of the act? ( what did it tax and why?) 3. Who did it affect? How did they react? 4. What were the consequences of the act? 5. Was the act repealed or changed? 6. Cite the sources you used for your information and any visuals.

Use your textbook, the web and other sources to gather your information. You will have 2 class lab days to do this. It is due on October 2, 2013. It is a project grade.

Summary of this Chapter Colonists moving westward into the Ohio River valley spurred a reaction by Native Americans led by Pontiac. Colonists arose when the British government attempted to impose taxes on the colonists. Protests over the Stamp Act spread throughout the colonies and led the British to repeal the act. Attempts to enforce writs of assistance and the Boston Massacre infuriated many colonists.

Section 2 notetaking study guide section 5.2

The Colonists Unite to Resist British Control 1754-1763 already filled in 1763 Proclamation of 1763; Ignored 1764 The Sugar Act; Tax/Duty; Smuglers 1765 Quartering Act; Stamp Act; Treason; Boycott 1766 Stamp Act; Declatory Act 1767 Townshend Act; Writs of Assistance 1770 Tea; Parliment's Right to Tax the Colonies; The Boston Massacre; Commities of Correspondance

5.2 Quiz Study Guide 1. Writs of Assistance 2. Boycott 3. Tax/Duty 4. Patition 5. True 6. True 7. False, Liberty 8. False, Correspondence

Chapter 5 Study Guide 1. True 2. False, Correspondence 9. They didn't think Britain should have the right to tax them. 10. That Britian would tax only imports into the colonies. 11. To keep colonists informed of British action. 21. Colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalation Mountains. 24. Required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents. 27. Workers and Sailors.


 * Please note that there will be a 5.2 study guide quiz on Tuesday September 24, 2013.****