No Taxation Without Representation

Task 1       

What was "The Stamp Act", and why was the discontent and opposition to it so widespread? 

Task 2    

What was the colonists’ main argument against "The Stamp Act"? What do you think about this argument?      

         

Task 3       

Discuss in groups how can it be said that the quarrel over the tax on tea in the end led to war? One of the group members writes down the answer and reads it for the group.

Task 4       

Try to retell the contents of text to a fellow student. Keep these key words in front of you:

military protection / tax / reactions / uprisings / tax on tea /

quarrel / chain reaction / independence.

Task 5       

Find words and word combinations with the same meaning.

to impose – to force something on somebody – a win –

to protect – a victory – lawful – to defend – a basis –

legal – quickly – a foundation – legal – rapidly – duty –

to do away with – tax – abolish – incident – event.

Task 6       

Which of the following prepositions, on, at, in is used in the following examples:

                   a) Put tax …… tea.

                   b) I have no money ….. me.

                   c) The sun is high ….. the sky.

                   d) He is not here, he is ….. work.

                   e) She did not know anybody ….. the picture.

Task 7       

Form groups in the class. Find information about the Boston Tea Party in a history book or on Internet.
You can try this address: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty and select “Chronicle of the Revolution”.

There you will also find information on “the Edenton Ladies Tea Party”. This was one of the earliest organized attempts where women tried to influence public policy.

Give a talk on the Boston Tea Party or the "Edenton Ladies Tea Party" in class.

Task 8       

Write a drama text with a lot of dialogues and arrange a role play or a performance of the Boston Tea Party.

Task 9       

Benjamin Franklin was an important figure in the conflict between the colonies and England. He is famous for the remark: “I shall make your king a little man for this”.  Select http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/episode1.html  and get information on the situation where he said this, and what he meant by saying so. Pass on the information to your class in a short speech.