One cool March day of 1765, I was about to go to the market to buy some supplies for my Master Apprentice. I was an apprentice silversmith, working under the supervision of Master Paul Revere, hoping I could open my own shop one day. Shouting and yelling was coming from outside, but I didn’t know what it was from. I opened the door to go to the market when I saw many colonists looking very angry. I ventured outside, and I saw colonists holding signs, some that read: NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. I wondered what that meant. I hurried to the market and picked up the supplies. On my way back, I heard some colonists laughing wickedly. I peered over to see a man covered in a black, sticky liquid and feathers. He looked as if he was in severe pain. I was curious to know why they had done that, but I was running late so I rushed back to the shop. …show more content…
It was usually very noisy and loud with all of Master Revere’s 13 children, but that day no one spoke a word until Mrs. Orne asked Master Revere what all the commotion was about. Master Revere explained that the British Parliament had decided to pass a new tax, which was called the stamp act. It charged every colonist tax on every printed piece of paper, including playing cards! Even though it wasn’t expensive, the colonists were angry at the British for taxing them overseas without any colonial representation in the parliament. I heard some loud noises coming from outside, as Master Revere told us that there had been some violent protests. Some colonists had even gone as far as tarring and feathering the tax