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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: A New Colonial System

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the development of a strengthening identity within the colonies and the number of Acts imposed by the British Parliament intended to exercise central control over the colonies.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Singapore: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the history of Singapore was intertwined with the British East India Company. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Stamp Act Controversy

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about why the Stamp Act caused such controversy in the colonies. The British Parliament had imposed several taxes previously, but find out why this one, in particular, struck such a chord.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Countdown to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Begins with a description of the British system of mercantilism that was imposed on the American colonies along with the taxes levied through the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. The Americans complained that it was taxation without...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Taxing and Representation

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes why the colonies objected to being taxed directly by Parliament for revenue. Contains quotes by James Otis and Samuel Adams. Explains the significance of the Stamp Act.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Townshend Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the tax on goods imported to the colonies known as the Townshend Acts sparking protest in the colonies.
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Other

The History of Australian Convict History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article analyzing the negative effects of Australia's history as a penal colony on their society.
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Other

Convicts in Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Australia's history as a penal colony.
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Encyclopedia Virginia: Christopher Newport

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about English explorer, Christopher Newport, who commanded the first fleet sent by the Virginia Company to America, and who helped the colonists found Jamestown colony. A timeline outlines his active sailing career.
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Treaty of Paris 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
Visitors will find a transcript of the text of the Treaty of Paris. The beginning has a long description of the people and countries involved in the Seven Years' War. It goes on to state the terms of the peace treaty for France after...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The End of New Netherland

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the fight between Dutch and British colonial powers over New Amsterdam which eventually resulted in British dominance and the renaming of New Netherland to New York.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Boston "Tea Party"

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1773, however, Britain furnished Adams and his allies with an incendiary issue. The powerful East India Company, finding itself in critical financial straits, appealed to the British government, which granted it a monopoly on all tea...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early Trade With China: Mercantilism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The American colonies in the British empire were exploited in the name of mercantilism. The following excerpt explains the idea behind mercantilism and how it was put into practice.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: First Continental Congress

For Students 5th - 8th
By 1774 the colonists had had enough of what they saw as British disrespect and lack of concern about their grievances. Read about the cooperation of the colonies in forming the First Continental Congress to address these issues.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Edlink: Taxation Without Representation?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this teacher lesson, students will review the series of tax acts that were enacted by the British government and disputed by the 13 colonies of America before the American Revolution. They will discuss the government- provided...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: New World: Part Ii, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Two European maps of Florida and Roanoke, and a British and a French account-with associated engravings of these settlements-that promote a European interpretation of and claim over these areas.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: American Political Writing, 1760 1789: The Stamp Act Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains background causes for the British Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act. It also contains arguments against the Stamp Act by famous colonists.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Sugar and Stamp Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Reasons for the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act are briefly described. The article also describes the colonial assemblies' reasons for fearing and speaking out against these taxes. The biggest question, Parliament's right to tax the...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: A New Colonial System

For Students 9th - 10th
Although some believe that the history of the American Revolution began long before the first shots were fired in 1775, England and America did not begin an overt parting of the ways until 1763, more than a century and a half after the...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Taxation Without Representation

For Students 9th - 10th
The issue thus drawn centered on the question of representation. From the colonies' point of view, it was impossible to consider themselves represented in Parliament unless they actually elected members to the House of Commons. But this...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute: Courts in Colonial Virginia

For Students 1st - 9th
Overview of the early court system in Colonial Virginia and the challenges colonists faced interpreting British law for local purposes.
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Other

Aung San: Resistance Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of a speech given by Aung San(1915-1947), the Burmese WW 2-era revolutionary leader who led a resistance movement against the British and Japanese in Burma (renamed Myanmar).
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Other

Life of Aung San

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline history of the life of Aung San (1915-1947), the Burmese WW 2-era revolutionary leader, and his resistance movement in Burma against the British and Japanese in Burma (renamed Myanmar).
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: John Dickenson's Letter 2 From a Farmer 1767 1768

For Students 9th - 10th
This letter, from a farmer in 1767, addresses his conceerns regarding the Townshend Duties and their effect on the colonies as a whole.

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