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Activity #2Give each student 10 small pieces of candy such as Skittles. Tell them they are not to eat the candy until the activity is completed. Appoint roles to three students. One is the King of England, one represents the Parliament, and one the tax collector. Students must pay the tax collector one piece of candy for possessing the following items:
After the tax collector collects the candy, he receives 10%. The tax collector gives 50% of the collected "taxes" to the representative from Parliament for running the Empire, and the King receives 40% of the "taxes". After all the taxes have been collected, discuss how the students feel. Then relate this back to the colonists. Activity #3
Activity #4Discuss what reaction each of the following Americans would have on the Stamp Act:
Activity #5Have students think of ways to be taxed. Activity #6Watch "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock.
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