Role of Government in a Market Economy
Scoring Guide: Activity 1

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  3. Answers should include the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Duties, Tea Act, and more
  4. Answers should include boycotts, protests, tea parties, and more.
  5. Answers should discuss

    Pluses: British status as citizens, access to British markets, British law, British military power, and protection.

    Minuses: New government and a type never seen on Earth before, war with England, loss of markets for trade, and no merchant fleet to speak of.