Imagine you are living in Boston a long time ago. One day, this happened to you…
Narrator: The time is 1768. The place is Boston, Massachusetts. Nathan and his sister Mary are hungry. The two children spent all morning working hard. Nathan hauled water and Mary boiled it over the kitchen fire. Their mother, Sally, needed hot water to wash Sergeant Jones’ dirty uniforms. Sergeant Jones is a British soldier who lives in their home. Now Nathan and Mary sit at the small kitchen table watching Sergeant Jones eat their food.
Sergeant Jones: Both of you look angry. What’s wrong with you?
Nathan: We don’t have enough food to feed you.
Mary: We don’t have enough room for you to live here.
Nathan: We didn’t invite you to live in our home. …show more content…
Sergeant Jones: Here in Boston we are all ruled by King George. He will decide when I can go home.
Sally: It’s not fair. We should not be forced to have soldiers living in our home. We don’t have enough food. We don’t have enough room in our homes to share with British soldiers.
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Imagine you are living in Boston a long time ago. One day, this happened to you...
Narrator: It is late at night. Everything is quiet in Boston. The year is 1776. Martha is asleep in her attic bedroom. Martha’s mother, Anne, is working downstairs. Martha’s father is far away, delivering his newspaper to people who live outside Boston. Suddenly there is a loud knocking noise.
British Soldier: Open the door in the name of King George!
Martha: Please don’t break down the door. This is our home!
Narrator: Crash! The door breaks open. Two men run into Martha’s house.
Anne: Who are you? It is against our laws to enter my home without my permission.
Tax Collector: I am King George’s tax collector. I follow the king’s laws.
British Soldier: I am a British soldier. I am here to search your house for stolen goods.
Martha: That’s against the law. We haven’t stolen anything.
British Soldier: I found this bundle of paper hidden in the