Chapter+4+Sect+1+Road+to+Revolution

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Opening Activity: 10/15/10 //Describe what you think is the difference between a **__direct__** and **__indirect__** tax in 1-2 sentences.// A direct tax is a tax that effects the colonists directly in their home and the effect is immediate. The sugar act was indirect because it only effected goods that they shipped and that didn't effect them immediately or directly.

Direct Tax- the term **direct tax** generally means a tax paid directly to the government by the persons on whom it is imposed. Indirect Tax- a tax that increases the price of a good so that consumers are actually paying the tax by paying more for the products.


 * What class of people was more directly affected by the Stamp Act (Rich or poor)? Explain.
 * How did the Stamp Act raise concerns among the colonists about Britain’s right to tax them?

The rich people would be more directly affected. The poor people wouldn't be buying much paper in the first place, they would be buying food and water to keep them alive. The rich would be buying a lot of paper than the poor so the rich people would get taxed more.

The colonists believed that if they let this act pass without resistance then the British would be more likely to implement even more taxes in the future, The colonists felt like they had no say in this because they didn't have any representation in Parliament.





11/9/10 Do Now
Treason- to betray your country/government in some way or another.

Under this definition the colonists are not commiting treason because the England doesn't even consider them full english citizens. They technically had their own self government for many years so they aren't commiting treason. The colonists also had good reason and were simply defending their rights. At first it isn't treason because they were simply protesting and boycotting goods.

11/12/10 Do Now
The First Continental Congress met to discuss what to do about the Intolerable Acts.

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