1a. Who wrote this? What do we know about him?
1b. What newspaper does this come from?
1c. What would you predict the author’s perspective will be on the Stamp Act?
1d. When was it written? Was it before or after the Stamp Act went into effect?
1e. Is it reliable? Why? Why not?
1f. What does the author call Britain? What does he call America?
1g. When the author urges people to speak to their representatives, who is he referring to?
1h. Why does the author state the British were "enemies of truth and liberty"?
1i. According to this document, why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?
For Document B:
2a. Who wrote this? What do we know about him?
2b. What newspaper does this come from?
2c. What would you predict the author’s perspective will be on the Stamp Act?
2d. When was it written? Was it before or after the Stamp Act went into effect?
2e. Is it reliable? Why? Why not?
2f. What happened in Boston according to this article?
2g. Why was the author surprised?
2h. Who reads the newspapers, according to the author?
2i. According to this document, why were colonists upset about the Stamp Act?
For Document C:
3a. (Sourcing) Who wrote this, and what is his job? Does he side with England or
with the colonists? How do you know?
3b. (Contextualization) Based on his account, what’s going on in America in 1766?
How has the Stamp Act affected him personally? Provide evidence from the
document to support your answer.
3c. Do you believe his account? Give one reason why you would trust his account
and one reason why you might not trust his account.
3d. (Corroboration) How does the account in this document compare to the accounts
in Documents A and B? Do you think most colonists were upset about the Stamp
Act, or do you think a few leaders riled up everyone?
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