How did the Townshend Acts influence colonists' feelings about British rule?  Download Lesson: Road to the American Revolution

 

Why did colonists start to rebel against Great Britain? Download Primary Source Set: Road to American Revolution 

 

This source set will allow students to explore the major events that led to the American Revolution, focusing on the Parliamentary Acts and the colonists’ response to them.

How did the Stamp Act increase tensions in the colonies? Download Lesson: The Stamp Act

This 5th grade lesson is designed as a starting point to the study of the American Revolution. The lesson’s focus on the Stamp Act provides teachers with an opportunity to increase student reading comprehension and disciplinary understanding. Through analysis of primary sources—letters, declarations, and images—students will make historical interpretations of the revolutionary sparks ignited by the Stamp Act.