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Was the Stamp Act Fair?

K-5
One class period
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Learning Objectives

  • Evaluate different points of view on the Stamp Act.
  • Engage in civil discourse about the arguments about the Stamp Act using sentence stems.
  • Determine reasons that provide strong support for arguments about the Stamp Act.
  • Use reasoning to answer the question: “Was the Stamp Act fair?”
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Overview

Historians consider different points of view. In this lesson, students will learn what the Stamp Act was and why it was controversial. They will study primary sources to uncover reasons why people were for or against the Stamp Act. After analyzing the arguments and identifying the strongest reasons, students will answer the mystery question: “Was the Stamp Act fair?”

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