CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE A NEW RULER QUEEN GEORGINA

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE A NEW RULER: QUEEN GEORGINA III! You as colonists will now be subjected to the rule of Queen Georgina!

� We in England will take care of running the government! � You have some money to pay for the things you need (skittles) My Brother: King George III

� We’re (Great Britain) in debt from the French and Indian War (1756 - 1763; British vs. French) � Still some good news- British won so you colonists don’t have to worry about the pesky French! �So… we need money �And to make money, we are going to tax the colonies… because we can!!!

� The Writing Act � You will be taxed two skittles if you are using a pencil to write (Do not cheat or your taxes will double!!) � The � If you have blonde or red hair you will be taxed two skittles. � The � If Age Act you are under the age of 16, you will be taxed one skittle. � The � If Shirt Act you are wearing a blue or green shirt you will be taxed three skittles. � The � If Hair Act Eye Act you have brown eyes you will be taxed two skittles.

� Record your response on a separate sheet of paper. � Answer in at least two complete sentences!

� You can no longer talk to your classmates (or you will be taxed four skittles) � The Queen can search your book bag and take any items that she has not collected a tax on. � The Queen can take your lunch for the British soldiers in the colonies � You have to pay two skittles to talk to get out of your seat or talk to the Queen.

� Record your response on the same sheet of paper. � Answer in at least two complete sentences!

� What does taxation without representation mean to you? � How does this relate to what the colonists experienced in the 1770 s? � Record your answers on the same sheet of paper. � Answer each question in at least one complete sentences!

� British parliament passed a series of taxes without the consent of the colonists �Stamp Act- tax on official documents Petitioned and boycotted because this was “taxation w/o representation” Parliament repealed the act.

�Townshend Colonists protest British send in troops and forced colonists to quarter the soldiers Repealed �Tea Act British still need to pay for debt, so tax on tea �Boston Duties- paper, paint, glass, tea, and lead Tea Party A group of colonists dressed as Indians dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. (Protest) Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

� Intolerable Acts- Boston harbor closed, MA legislature suspended, British have power to appoint all officials in MA, royal officials to be tried for crimes in Great Brtiain (3, 731 miles away!)

� Continental Congress meets � American Revolution begins April 1775 when British troops and armed colonists fired on one another at Lexington and Concord � Second Continental Congress meets and forms its own army. Continental Army led by George Washington. � Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776

� Revise your definition of taxation without representation. � Reflection questions: �List three events that took place leading up to the Declaration of Independence. �What questions do you still have about taxation without representation and/or the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. �Rate your effort level: