Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.

Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.

2. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.

3. Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.

As you have learned from reading in Chapter 6, and from watching Video Lesson 7: Making a Revolution, events in the aftermath of the Seven Years War caused Great Britain to issue a series of laws and levy a series of taxes that served to alienate many British subjects in the colonies.

Imagine that you are a colonist living in British North America. Write for about 15 minutes, or roughly 250 words, about the effects on your life and that of your family and friends, of the laws, taxes, and events that were unfolding in the 1760s and 1770s.