4 - Taxation W/O Representation - The Sugar Act
6th Grade History •
History •
6th
Assignment Description
•Read LoH, top two paragraphs of page 39.
•Watch “The Sugar Act Song” video.
•Why did Britain choose to tax everyday items like sugar, tea, coffee, and wine instead of other items?
•How did the new taxes and harsh trials for smugglers change how colonists felt about Britain?
•Would you have chosen to start or to keep smuggling these items (by hiding them during import/export so the officers couldn’t find them in order to tax them) if the well-being of your life/family were on the line? Why or why not?
•Watch “The Sugar Act Song” video.
•Why did Britain choose to tax everyday items like sugar, tea, coffee, and wine instead of other items?
•How did the new taxes and harsh trials for smugglers change how colonists felt about Britain?
•Would you have chosen to start or to keep smuggling these items (by hiding them during import/export so the officers couldn’t find them in order to tax them) if the well-being of your life/family were on the line? Why or why not?
Student Progress
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BARRON SCHUTT
Athanasius
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CG
Christopher Ghedini
Aquinas
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Complete | Dec 5, 1:20 PM | |
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Destiny Rampulla
Aquinas
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Diego Johnson
Athanasius
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EG
Ellis Garrett
Augustine
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Complete | Dec 6, 4:59 PM | |
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NC
Nolan Chirico
Athanasius
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Radovan Vladic
Augustine
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Complete | Dec 5, 11:37 AM |