The French and Indian War has just ended and our king, King Edward, wants his money back!! He started taxing our colonists without warning! The colonists (students) were shocked when they had to pay 3 cents (Skittles) for wearing jeans, 1 cent (Skittle) for eating lunch, and 2 cents (Skittles) for having a brother! Our tax collectors, Joe and Colby, who are part of the King's Parliament, made sure the colonists paid up! How unfair!
Students got to participate in this role play activity to see how colonists felt when King George III starting taxing the colonists after the French and Indian War. These taxes, such as the Stamp Act and Tea Act, would eventually lead to the American Revolution.
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