H1, PS2 Using a timeline (video) show significant events in Ohio History; the American Revolution.
copy of the Molasses Act of 1733 (From the Massachusetts Historical Society).
Students will understand through role playing how the British had control over the New Englanders using certain taxes. While passed in 1733, the Molasses Act was not vigorously enforced by the English government and was routinely violated by New England shippers. That changed in 1764 when His Majesty’s government under George Grenville passed The Sugar Act, which, among other things, included provisions to enforce the older Molasses Act. These actions were part of an overall change in colonial policy as a result of English victory the French in the French and Indian War (or Great War for the Empire). The British government began to more actively govern the Colonies. The English government also desired the colonies to pay more in taxes in order to pay down the great debt that Britain incurred fighting the war.
New Englanders, however, felt that these taxes were not fair. The resulting tensions would mount over the next several years, leading eventually to a revolt against the British.
1. Students will take a
