Station #1 Zachariah Marsh, a merchant, sold many important items in his store to the residents of Boston. He gained the most profit from selling tea. One day, he was forced to remove the tea from his shelves. A new law was put in place to ensure that the East India Company was the only seller of tea in the colonies. Zachariah is in danger of losing his shop because he no longer makes enough profit at his store.

Station #2 Eli Whitman was a poor farmer in a small town, just west of Boston. He hoped to marry, Lydia Smith. As he applied for the marriage license, he was denied because he did not have the necessary funds to pay for the license paper. A new tax made the license more expensive than Eli had expected. He and his bride would have to wait until they had more money to get married.

Station #3 Elizabeth Merrill is awaiting the return of her husband. While she is baking bread, an agent of the king arrives at her inn. The agent informs Elizabeth that she must provide rooms and feed four British soldiers. She was unprepared, but nonetheless provided what was asked out of fear.

Station #4 James Otis is a lawyer and he represents people who are in prison. The judge denied the prisoners a trial by jury in their own community. James argues that this is illegal because it violated the town laws and even the British Constitution. The judge ignores his request and send the prisoners to England for trial. James cannot travel with the prisoners and is unable to defend them at their trials.

Station #5 Abner Williams and his family had hoped to settle farther West in order to make more money trading furs. One day while Abner and his sons were hunting, they were stopped by several British soldiers. The soldiers informed Abner that he and his family were living on land that belonged to the Native Americans. The Natives were angry with the colonists and the British soldiers did not want to deal with any major costly conflicts over territory. Abner and his family were forced from the home they had established and relocated to a more populated town in the East where Abner was unable to kill enough game to make a living trading furs anymore.

Station #6 Gideon Adams owns a warehouse full of goods near Boston Harbor. The king’s magistrate issues a writ of assistance allowing British officials to search all homes, stores, warehouses and ships in Boston. The officials used the writ to search his business for evidence of smuggling.