Journal 8 - Historygram: Colonial Reaction to the Stamp Act Task: To create a 'Historygram' caption that explains the impact
of the Stamp Act on a colonial leader from Philadelphia, PA in
1764. This person has multiple jobs: printer, lawyer, and
merchant.
Step 1: Think about social contract theory and the relationship between the
American colonists and the British government in 1764.
Step 2: Create a 'Historygram' caption that explains reaction of a lawyer &
merchant from Boston to the Stamp Act
what are the possible ways one could react to this new British policy/tax?
Possible Content Terms: Ben Franklin, Stamp Act, Sons of Liberty,
Declaratory Act, Committees of Correspondence, Townshend Duties, Boston
Massacre, Intolerable Acts, 1" Continental Congress, social contract theory,
natural rights, John Locke, Parliament, and common law