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Olivia- (Captian John Parker) Soldiers! You have 2 choices either to fight for your freedom or go home to your families. The choice is yours. One of the reasons we are fighting here is because of our king, he is taxing all of the 13 colonies. We couldn't even vote or speak for ourselves about these unfair taxes, which is why we boycotted everything that was made in England including our clothes, glass and paper material. The things that brought us here today are the Townshend act, Stamp act, Sugar act, Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.

Olivia- The Stamp act was a law that was on legal documents such as wills, diplomas, and marriage documents. We the people of the colonies didn't like this law so we refused to buy stamps or have anything to do with them. The profits from the Stamp act were relatively small. The Stamp act was the first law put on our colonies by the British. This act was only in affect for 9 of the 13 colonies.

Ali-The Sugar act took place on April 5. The British put taxes on sugar, wine, and other nessecary itmes.We did not approve of this. This was one of the first instances we wanted a say in how much these items were being taxed. The Sugar act and Stamp act lead to the Townshend act.

Ali- Our Townshend act was passed by the Parliament on July 2. During the Townshend act the King was taxing all our goods such as glass, paper, silk, lead and tea which is why we are making the desicion to fight against the British. Isn't it?

Olivia- The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 of our men by the British soldiers on March 5. Taxation and other issues grew tensions amongst Britian and the 13 colonies. Our towns people treated the British soldeirs poorly and harassed them verbally as well as physically. This tension is what made the Boston Massacre.

Olivia- the Boston tea party took place on December 16th. We went to the Boston Harbor and dressed as Mohawk Indians to disguise ourselves. We borded 3 ships, as you know The Beaver, The Eleanor, and the Dartmouth. We dumped 45 tons of tea that were on these 3 ships into the Boston Harbor that night.

Ali and Olivia- I say LETS FIGHT!