Teach about colonists and the early American settlers with a unique lesson on taxation. If you teach social studies in 5th grade, you may find yourself looking for lesson plans on the stamp act, the tea act and the sugar act.

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Colonist Taxation Lesson Plan
Create a colonist template to represent both a female and male colonist. Have students design their colonist with a picket sign to show what would make them feel so upset about having new taxation laws. Students use their knowledge from previous social studies lessons on colonist taxation to complete their work…