US History I Unit 2 Challenge 2
My name is Benjamin Wallace. I live in Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 1790.
Nearing my sixtieth year, I ama printer and newspaperman by trade.
I was today interviewed by a young man curious about history. Our conversation
turned to the French and Indian War. As I was a young man when it happened, I
recounted how, in an attempt to reduce colonial smuggling, the British had
lowered taxes on a valuable import.
I found myself quite indignant as I recalled the aftermath of that war.
The speaker is referring to the (A) Sugar Act when he explains what the British
did to reduce the illegal importation of goods by the colonies in the immediate
aftermath of the French and Indian War.
Once I started talking, it was difficult to stop. I continued to fill the young man’s ears with
the actions of Parliament and the King against our colonies after their victory over the
French. I remembered well the chaos and uncertainty that engulfed our lives. The end
of the French and Indian War marked a turning point for colonial relations with the
British Empire.
Choose Yes if the action contributed to instability in the colonies after the war. Choose
No if it did not.
= Correct Answer
= Incorrect Answer
Yes No
, Both Native Americans
and British colonists
considered the other an ●
enemy that must be
vanquished.
Smugglers who had
previously operated
with some freedom ●
were now tried by a jury
of their peers.
The British government ●
determined the
colonists should help
pay for their own
protection.
The young fellow, Henry, had supper with my wife and me. We continued our
conversation into the night. I finally begged off to bed but agreed to meet with
him again. He is writing a book, and I feel honored to provide this
information.
Today I have found some documents that Henry can use in his research. I was
quite politically active during that time of my life, and I have written many
accounts of our trials with and protests against the British Empire. In particular, I
found a court transcript and sworn testimony of the constitutional argument we
were making.
“I and representatives from eight other colonial legislatures met in New York in
1765 to reach an agreement as to whether Parliament had the authority to (A)
My name is Benjamin Wallace. I live in Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 1790.
Nearing my sixtieth year, I ama printer and newspaperman by trade.
I was today interviewed by a young man curious about history. Our conversation
turned to the French and Indian War. As I was a young man when it happened, I
recounted how, in an attempt to reduce colonial smuggling, the British had
lowered taxes on a valuable import.
I found myself quite indignant as I recalled the aftermath of that war.
The speaker is referring to the (A) Sugar Act when he explains what the British
did to reduce the illegal importation of goods by the colonies in the immediate
aftermath of the French and Indian War.
Once I started talking, it was difficult to stop. I continued to fill the young man’s ears with
the actions of Parliament and the King against our colonies after their victory over the
French. I remembered well the chaos and uncertainty that engulfed our lives. The end
of the French and Indian War marked a turning point for colonial relations with the
British Empire.
Choose Yes if the action contributed to instability in the colonies after the war. Choose
No if it did not.
= Correct Answer
= Incorrect Answer
Yes No
, Both Native Americans
and British colonists
considered the other an ●
enemy that must be
vanquished.
Smugglers who had
previously operated
with some freedom ●
were now tried by a jury
of their peers.
The British government ●
determined the
colonists should help
pay for their own
protection.
The young fellow, Henry, had supper with my wife and me. We continued our
conversation into the night. I finally begged off to bed but agreed to meet with
him again. He is writing a book, and I feel honored to provide this
information.
Today I have found some documents that Henry can use in his research. I was
quite politically active during that time of my life, and I have written many
accounts of our trials with and protests against the British Empire. In particular, I
found a court transcript and sworn testimony of the constitutional argument we
were making.
“I and representatives from eight other colonial legislatures met in New York in
1765 to reach an agreement as to whether Parliament had the authority to (A)
