RAP 14.2
Decide whether each sentence below is
TRUE or FALSE. If the sentence is false,
change the underlined word to make the
sentence true.
1. American models of government included
New England town meetings, the Virginia
House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower
Compact.
2. Under the Articles of Confederation, the
national government consisted of a president
and a Confederation Congress.
3. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 declared
that no person could be forced to attend a
particular church.
4. The state of Maryland refused to ratify the
Articles of Confederation until other states
gave up their western land claims.
RAP 14.2
RAP 14.2
Decide whether each sentence below is
TRUE or FALSE. If the sentence is false,
change the underlined word to make the
sentence true.
1. American models of government included
New England town meetings, the Virginia
House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower
Compact.
2. Under the Articles of Confederation, the
national government consisted of a president
and a Confederation Congress.
3. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 declared
that no person could be forced to attend a
particular church.
4. The state of Maryland refused to ratify the
Articles of Confederation until other states
gave up their western land claims.
Decide whether each sentence below is
TRUE or FALSE. If the sentence is false,
change the underlined word to make the
sentence true.
1. American models of government included
New England town meetings, the Virginia
House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower
Compact.
2. Under the Articles of Confederation, the
national government consisted of a president
and a Confederation Congress.
3. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 declared
that no person could be forced to attend a
particular church.
4. The state of Maryland refused to ratify the
Articles of Confederation until other states
gave up their western land claims.
If YOU were there …
You own an orchard in Maryland in the
1780s. When you sell apples and apple pies in
the market, people pay you with paper
money. But now the tax collector says you
must pay your taxes in gold or silver coin, not
paper money. You and the other farmers are
furious. Is this the liberty you fought a war
for?
If YOU were there …
You own an orchard in Maryland in the
1780s. When you sell apples and apple pies in
the market, people pay you with paper
money. But now the tax collector says you
must pay your taxes in gold or silver coin, not
paper money. You and the other farmers are
furious. Is this the liberty you fought a war
for?
If YOU were there …
You own an orchard in Maryland in the
1780s. When you sell apples and apple pies in
the market, people pay you with paper
money. But now the tax collector says you
must pay your taxes in gold or silver coin, not
paper money. You and the other farmers are
furious. Is this the liberty you fought a war
for?
What would you do to protest against
these taxes?(5 sentences)
What would you do to protest against
these taxes?(5 sentences)
What would you do to protest against
these taxes?(5 sentences)
Consider COLONIAL methods:
• pamphlets and articles
• public speeches
• symbolic acts, such as boycotts or
Consider MODERN methods:
• petitions and letter-writing campaigns
• Internet campaigns
• marches and public demonstrations
Consider COLONIAL methods:
• pamphlets and articles
• public speeches
• symbolic acts, such as boycotts or
Consider MODERN methods:
• petitions and letter-writing campaigns
• Internet campaigns
• marches and public demonstrations
Consider COLONIAL methods:
• pamphlets and articles
• public speeches
• symbolic acts, such as boycotts or
Consider MODERN methods:
• petitions and letter-writing campaigns
• Internet campaigns
• marches and public demonstrations