American History Assignment III

Choose one major economic act enforced against the colonies by the British Crown prior to war, and cover the following:

•   Describe the role, reason, and impact of the act on the colonies.

•   Identify the arguments for/against the act by persons in the colonies.

•   Identify major actions by the colonies in reaction to your selected act.

•   How did this act increase or decrease fears of an overbearing central government?

•   What was the nature of the colonial government under crown authority?

•   Answer and defend your perspective on the following: “Was this particular act an inevitable catalyst for the

  eventual war?”
  Your presentation should meet the following requirements:

•   must have a minimum of 12 slides, not including title or reference slides;

•   must have a maximum six pictures total—focus needs to be on content;

•   must include a title page identifying your chosen act;

•   must include at least one selection from a CSU Online Library database, such as the American History and Life

  database that is used as research of the event and views of the time; and

•   must include citations throughout, and a reference page at the end identifying any sources used per 6th edition

  APA format.

  If you require any assistance in creating your PowerPoint presentation, feel free to access this YouTube video created by the CSU Success Center, http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/powerpointbestpractices/, or contact the Success Center at 1.877.875.0533 or [email protected] to request assistance.

  Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.