British Acts In Haiku Form
Haiku #1 What act is this haiku about? Taxing 50 goods? We shall form a committee And boycott this tax What act is this haiku about? What is the committee that was formed in response to this act? Did this committee achieve its goal?
Haiku #2 What act is this haiku about? The land we just gained Is not for you to possess No more conflict please What act is this haiku about? Why was this act passed? How did colonists react to this act?
Haiku #3 What act is this haiku about? No more hands-off now This war was too expensive Time to pay your share What act is this haiku about? Why did this event occur? What were the effects of this event?
Haiku #4 Tea, glass, lead, and paint What act is this haiku about? Are now much more expensive We need revenue What act is this haiku about? What happened to this act? Why did Britain need revenue?
Now It’s Your Turn… You are to create 2 haikus: 1 about: 1st Continental Congress, Pontiac’s Rebellion, Sugar Act, Intolerable/Coercive Acts 1 about ANYTHING from this year. Suggestions include Columbian Exchange, Bacon’s Rebellion, Encomienda System, Puritans, etc.
American Revolution Timeline Complete the timeline based on your person’s point of view Remember, positive is above the timeline, negative is below the timeline