The Stamp Act Protests
From: Investigating US History
Grade Level: (HS), College
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: Each of 3 activities should take 45-60 min
Length of Reading: Pages
Link: The Stamp Act Protests
Three activities are featured here. Students read primary sources about the Stamp Act and post on discussion boards in the persona of someone who was there then they create a political cartoon or editorial.
More Information:
Grade Level:
(HS), College: This lesson is meant for college students; however, we think it would be excellent for high school students too
This Activity Involves:
Primary Source: This activity utilizes primary sources.
Writing Exercise: This activity requires a writing assignment such as a discussion post, journal entry, or lengthy response to a prompt. Almost all of our activities require students to answer questions with short responses, but this icon refers to a slightly longer writing assignments.
Group Work: This activity calls for working in pairs or groups or having a group discussion.
Paget, Henry Marriott. Troops escorting the stamped paper to the City Hall New York, 1766. Wikimedia Commons, 19 August 2025, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Marriott_Paget_-_Troops_escorting_the_stamped_paper_to_the_City_Hall_New_York,_1766.jpg.
