Tax Acts Leading to the Boston Massacre

Teach the French and Indian War first, then the tax acts, then the battles, so cause and effect run in order. The cards on page 1 of each sheet can be reused as a review set.

Place seven British acts and events from the Stamp Act to the Boston Massacre on a timeline. The directions on the page read: Read the seven cards. Write each card's letter in the box for its year on the line. Write the word none in the box for the year with no card. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade road to revolution, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

In 1767 Parliament taxed imported glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. Tax Acts Leading to the Boston Massacre places this act on a timeline between the Stamp Act and the shooting of March 5, 1770.

The Battles Organizer asks why Saratoga brought France into the war. Students use six fact cards to record the winner and effect of each battle.

By the 1750s France and Britain both claimed the Ohio River Valley. The sheet adds that French traders built forts there while British colonists wanted to settle it, and that Native nations took part on several sides.