US History Project

Public Notices

Since there was no television, radio, or internet in early America, news was primarily passed from person to person by word of mouth. Official notices were posted on the doors of public buildings and read at church meetings. Often, towns would employ a "crier" who would read announcements to those who could not read themselves. News from out of town generally came in the form of personal letters or from people who were visiting from out of town or who had just returned from a trip. Boston had a weekly newspaper by 1704, but newspapers were not generally available to all until around 1775. Public notices were also known as Broadsides.

For this assignment, you will create two broadsides, or flyers, one from England and one from the colonists.

Assignment

The first flyer you will create will be a notice to the colonists from England explaining how it will expland its control over the colonies and the reasons for those measures. Open this template and save it to your My Documents folder. Add the information to the flyer that is required and save your work.

The second flyer you will create will be the response by the colonists to the first flyer. The colonists were becoming dissatistfied with England's attempts to control them. In this flyer, you will include the reasons the colonists were dissatisfied. Open this template and save it to your My Documents folder. Add the information to the flyer that is required and save your work.

You may use your notebook, textbook, or the internet to help you. Here are some websites that you may find useful:

Essential Knowledge - Road to Revolution

American Revolution Study Guide

Social Studies Webpage - scroll down to section entitled "Colonial America"

From Colonization through Revolution