Taxes and the american revolution

Do Now

• Objectives:

• SWBAT identify various forms of taxation (tariffs, sales tax, excise tax) 

SWBAT describe forms of taxation that led to the American Revolution  

• Do Now: what are taxes? When do you pay them? What do they do?

Review of exit ticket from yesterday

• 1. What type of economy would most Native American cultures have?

• 2. There is only one bank in town: Reginald’s Bank. What type of economy would this be?

• 3. Safari pays $1 for a hot dog at the grocery store. There are eight different hot dog sellers at the store. What type of market is this?

• 4. Latisha pays $10 for a hot dog at the Memphis Grizzlies game. There is only one hot dog seller at the game. What type of market is this?

• 5. Christian pays $5 for a hot dog at the game. There are only three hot dog sellers at the game. What type of market is this?

taxes

• Taxes are a fee charged by a government on a certain good

• Allows the government to raise money for services

Sales tax

• Sales Tax—a consumption tax on the sale of a wide range of goods and services.

• Although collected from sellers at the retail level, consumers bear the cost of sales taxes.

Excise tax

• Excise tax: a tax paid only on specific types of items, such as alcohol, gasoline, luxury items

tariffs

• Tariff—a tax placed on imported and/or exported goods (things).

• High tariffs affect the price of goods: a higher tariff makes the cost higher

• People are less likely to buy a good if it is more expensive

Brainpop!

• http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/causesoftheamericanrevolution/

• Why should we care about the American Revolution?

Where are we in history?

• 1754-1763 French and Indian War

• -who was on what side?

• -who won?

• -who lost?

• -who had to pay the cost of the war?

More fuel for the fire

• Proclamation of 1763

• -what did it say?

• -why did the British want this?

• -why would the colonists be upset by this?

• -what landform did it tell the settlers not to go over?

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Proclamation 1763• -what did it say?

• Colonists could not move west of the Appalachan mountains

• -why did the British want this?

• To stop the fighting between Native Americans and colonists after Pontiac’s Rebellion

• -why would the colonists be upset by this?

• They wanted to move west because they felt like they had the right to do it since they moved to the Americas

• -what landform did it tell the settlers not to go over? Appalachan mountains

taxes

• What is a tax?

• A fee charged by a government on a certain good

• Allows the government to raise money for services

• Why did the British government start taxing the American colonists?

• To pay for the French and Indian War

Sugar Act 1764:

• raised import duties on products like sugar, textiles, coffee, indigo

Stamp act 1765

• requires Americans to to purchase stamps for most types of printed materials including legal documents, marriage licenses, newspapers, even playing cards

Townshend Act 1767

• •laws made Americans cover the costs of having troops stationed in the colonies

• • created new taxes on popular things like glass, lead, paper, paint and tea

Tea act 1773

• Gave a British company (East India Tea Company)

• Exclusive control of the tea trade: a monopoly

Evaluate

• Which tax do you think was most upsetting for the British? Why?

• What ways do you think that settlers got around having to pay for the taxes?

rap it out• Write a poem/song/rap about the taxes and series of Acts

created to share with the class.

• For example:

• French and Indian War that was not so good

• French were out, British won, but taxes were in the hood! (for the colonists)

• Taxes, taxes, help to pay for services

• Sales tax on my Cheetos,

• Excise tax on my yacht,

• And tariffs on those goods from out of the country wha????

• Best ones will be put up for class!

Exit ticket1. What is a tax?

2. A tax imposed by a government on imported or exported goods is called ____________

3. Which form of taxation is described in the box above?

4. Why were the colonists being taxed by the British?

5. What Act gave a British company the monopoly on tea?