Olive Branch Petition

The Olive Branch Petition written to the King was filled with an unnecessary amount of admirable comments directed towards the King. Also, a repetitive comment about how "faithful" the colonists are to the King. If I was the King I would have been insulted as I read this, thinking to myself why would they ever think I would believe this petition. The colonist's were quiet persuasive towards the King as well, telling him what he should do. If I was the King I would not have appreciated this document.

Who was justified?

The Boston Massacre

I feel that the Boston colonist's as well as the British soldiers acted disrespectfully towards each other. First off, the British soldiers intruded where they were not welcomed, and to add to that they were also extremely rude to the colonist's. The British are not the only guilty ones in this situation; the colonist's acted as instigators towards the soldiers, also being very rude. Reading the Boston Massacre and all the facts to go along with it, it is very easy to point fingers at the British soldiers saying they wounded and killed innocent colonist's. Although the soldiers shot and killed innocent colonist's, the colonist's provoked the British to do so, therefor neither party is justified.


Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was a great step for the Boston colonist's. They got to prove that they could out-smart the British as they did by pouring 342 chests of tea into the ocean. The colonist's acted against the British in a very subtle, non violent way. Although the British attempted to trick the colonist's by lowering the tax on tea, colonist's did not buy the cheaper tea either. During the colonist's act against the British there were no intentions on having violence in any way, the only object broken was a lock which was replaced. No one got hurt, nothing got broken that couldn't be immediately replaced, and the colonist's got to prove their point to the British; making the colonist's justified in this situation.


The Intolerable Acts

The Intolerable Acts was created by the British because they had felt weak, not one colony wants to feel weak; therefor they created this ridiculous act for the Boston colonist's. The British were very unjustified in this situation as they made very strict, unreasonable rules for the colonist's. This act was so unreasonable and unnecessary that I think the British are unjustified for making it so strict.

News during the French and Indian War

During the French and Indian war the newspaper was a very important asset for the colonists. The newspaper provided the colonists with important and the latest news of the war. Without the news paper the colonists would not have any idea as to what is happening in the war. Colonists were very interested as to what was happening around them, considering the war was near their homes. The colonists looked forward to reading the articles about the war, as many readers were spouses of a soldier they either heard bad news or great news about the war. This news could either crush them or ease their nervous thoughts. Reading the newspaper helped the colonists feel like they were there themselves maybe easing the morn of loss or emptiness of someone who is missing or fighting. Thanks to the newspaper, colonists were provided with all the needed information and had their questions answered about the war.