I would rate the war itself a 2 on the Unrest-O-Meter. The war alone did not cause much unrest on its own; it was the aftereffects of the war that led to the increase in colonial unrest. However the war did lead to the colonists uniting in order to fight, even though the fight was not against the English yet. The events taking place after the Seven Years' War were mostly the reason of the spread of unrest throughout the colonies, which is why the Seven Years' War is viewed by some as one of the causes that led up to the American Revolution.

I would rate the Virginia Resolves a 5 on the Unrest-O-Meter since the Virginians are showing discomfort and indirectly speaking out about it. It isn’t high on the Unrest-O-Meter nor low due to the fact that it didn’t exactly cause a great unification resulting in a revolt but it did lead to England repealing the act.

I would rate the “No taxation without representation” protest a 7 on the Unrest-O-Meter due to the fact that these protests reflect how the unrest in the colonies built up after the several tax acts England passed in the colonies.

I would rate colonists boycotting British goods a 7 on the Unrest-O-Meter because in order to boycott something, everyone’s participation is required. If only a few people participate in a boycott, that boycott will not be successful as it will not fulfill its purpose. This shows that throughout all of the colonies there was significant unrest that led to the colonists unifying against Britain in order to boycott.

I would rate colonists moving west of the Appalachian Mountains a 5 on the Unrest-O-Meter as it is a passive aggressive move on behalf of the colonists who decided to come together and advance westward. It shows just enough amount of unrest where colonists are willing to make a move to oppose the actions of the British, but not enough to actually confront the British.

I would rate the Boston Massacre a 7 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it helped unify the colonists against the English due to colonists being killed and blood being shed. The Boston Massacre caused a different type of unrest as the taxing acts caused a philosophical revolt whereas the Boston Massacre involved an actual physical fight between the colonists and the English that resulted in the death of colonists by the English.

I would rate the Tea Act a 8 on the Unrest-O-Meter due to it clearly causing the most unrest out of all of the other tax acts, as seen from the Boston Tea Party. The colonial unrest can be seen by the fact that after the Boston Tea Party, several other cities with ports were seen doing the same thing: dumping tea overboard. 

I would rate the Boston Tea Party a solid 10 on the Unrest-O-Meter due to the actions taken by the American colonists against the British. Throwing the tea overboard not only grabbed the attention of the British, but it also unified the colonies in physically protesting since it led to several other cities with ports in other colonies to follow the actions of the Sons of Liberty members in Boston and dump tea overboard as well. The British saw this as another act of rioting against Britain by not following the laws, yet the colonists claimed that what they were doing were defending their rights and not merely breaking rules to get attention.

I would rate the First Continental Congress a 9 on the Unrest-O-Meter due to the fact that twelve out of thirteen colonies were present at the meeting. This shows that the level of unrest throughout the colonies was high enough to require holding such a meeting. The meeting was also held in the early stages in the American Revolution, showing the increasing colonial unrest.

I would say the rate of the went from a 10 to a 1 on Unrest-O-Meter with the Declaration of Independence. Years and years of being bound to the laws, government, and taxes of Britain, the American colonies finally gained their independence. The Declaration of Independence was a result of the built up colonial unrest finally unraveling and dropping down from a 10 to a 1. The Declaration of Independence unified the American colonies and with this unification, the colonists fought the British together during the Revolutionary War.

I would rate the Committees of Correspondence a 6 on the Unrest-O-Meter. The Committees of Correspondence were a sign of unrest throughout the colonies and they did lead to unification, but they seemed to only unify Patriots which is why the Committees of Correspondence are not high up on the Unrest-O-Meter.