The Postscript
Independence Quest - Letter #1 - Under One Roof
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🎥 Activity Videos
If you need a little help with the projects from the activity sheet, you've come to the right place. Follow along with the tutorials to see how they're done.
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💬 Family Chat
What did you learn from the letter? What would you have done in the same situation? Think about the discussion prompt and talk about it with your family.
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🗽 Quotes of Liberty
Each letter's activity sheet spotlights two 'Heroes of Liberty'. Take a moment to read some of their own words and think about what they meant then and now.
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📝 The Gauntlet
Ready to test your knowledge? Take this ten-question quiz to see how much you know about the topics discussed in this letter's activity page.
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🤔 Fun Facts
Things have changed a lot in the last 250 years. Check out some interesting facts about life in the American colonies around 1775.
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🔍 More to Explore
Ready to learn more? Check out these external resources to discover more information, inspiration, ideas, and instructions.
Making Cornmeal Mush
Make Cornmeal Mush with Eliza from the Hartwell Boarding House (by StarSpangledLetters)
The Pigpen Cipher
Learn how to send coded messages with the pigpen cipher (by StarSpangledLetters)
Forgotten Skills: Letter Folding
Write and fold a letter as they would have in colonial times. (by StarSpangledLetters)
Hands-On History: Setting Type
The work of a colonial printer was not easy. Try this exercise to see if you have what it takes. (by StarSpangledLetters)
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.”
~James Otis Jr. (1725-1783)
"The rights of the individual should be the primary object of all governments."
~Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814)
Test Your Knowledge
The Print Shop - Preparing to Print
A look at the initial stages of printing in an early American printing office. (by OldSturbridgeVillage)
The Print Shop - Working the Press
Working the press in an early American print shop. (by OldSturbridgeVillage)
Boston Massacre: Animated Graphic Novel
In 1770, the Boston Massacre was one of the pivotal events leading up to the American Revolution. (by American Battlefield Trust)
The Boston Tea Party 1773
The American Colonials were becoming angry at British taxation . Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty decided to show them how angry, by throwing British tea into the water!(by Simple History)