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Road to Representation

A 7th grade social studies inquiry into colonial New York's transition from Dutch West India Company rule to representative government under the English elected assembly.

ANAustin Nowak

Road to Representation

A 7th grade social studies inquiry into colonial New York's transition from Dutch West India Company rule to representative government under the English elected assembly.

ANAustin Nowak
they were deeply frustrated by his strict, harsh rule and lack of personal freedom; they felt no loyalty to a company that ignored their petitions, and hoped English rule might bring better rights and representation.

Road to Representation • Teacher Instructional Guide Page 1 of 2 • Turn over for Part 2 & Exit Ticket Rubric

Road to Representation

Teacher Answer Key

Part 2 Guide • Assembly Powers, Comparison & Exit Ticket Rubric

Grade 7 Social Studies Civic Participation • 7.2c

2 Reading Checkpoint 2 Exemplar & Key Evidence Target: Rights & Governance

Exemplar (1683 Charter or 1691 Tax Power): This sentence is important because it demonstrates that by gaining control over taxation and securing a permanent elected assembly, colonists shifted from having zero influence to holding genuine bargaining power over royal governors.

Question 4: What was the Charter of Libertyes, and why was it important?

Exemplar: The Charter of Libertyes and Privileges was a document that listed basic civil rights for colonists and established regular elections, and it was important because it marked the first formal written recognition in New York that colonists had rights and deserved representation in making their own laws.

5. Power of the Purse (Taxes)

Exemplar: Controlling taxes gave the assembly real power because royal leaders could not raise money, build projects, or collect salaries without assembly approval. If the governor ignored colonists, the assembly could withhold tax money.

6. Dutch vs. English Comparison

Exemplar: By 1691, English rule gave more voice because 1) colonists had a permanent elected assembly to vote on laws, and 2) the assembly controlled taxation, unlike Dutch rule where the company director made all laws alone.

7. Extension Challenge Exemplar High Students

Exemplar: Having an assembly made colonists expect that they had a fundamental right to tax themselves through elected representatives, so if Britain later tried to impose taxes without consent (like the Stamp Act), colonists viewed it as tyranny and were prepared to rebel to defend their established self-government.

Exit Ticket Scoring Guide (2 Pts) Rubric

2 Points (Complete): Explains both colonial significance (fair laws, tax control, protecting rights) AND modern relevance (voting, holding leaders accountable).

1 Point (Partial): Explains either colonial significance OR modern relevance, but not both.

0 Points: Off-topic or restates prompt without explanation.

Instructional Coaching Tip (We Do • Class Modeling)

Model how to extract evidence from Chunk 1 before students work independently. Think aloud: "Notice how the text says colonists had 'almost no voice'—that connects directly to our definition of Representation." Reinforce that the assembly's power over taxes was called the "power of the purse."

Road to Representation • Teacher Instructional Guide Page 2 of 2 • End of Guide

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