Did Parliament Have the Right to Tax the Colonies?
From Mr. Betts' Class
6 min5th6thSocial Studies
Summary
A discussion-style video weighing both sides: did Britain's Parliament have the right to tax the colonies? Great for practicing seeing an argument from more than one perspective.
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Discussion
A discussion-style video weighing both sides: did Britain's Parliament have the right to tax the colonies? Great for practicing seeing an argument from more than one perspective..
- What was Britain's argument for taxing the colonies?
- What was the colonists' argument against it?
- Which side do you find more convincing, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: Parliament, perspective, argument.
Try it: Write one sentence for the British side and one for the colonial side.