You and your classmates are writing the script of a movie that is based in colonial America. The movie follows a young settler named Joseph as he is convicted of a crime, goes through the criminal justice system, and faces the death penalty, but it’s up to you and your classmates to fill in all the other details! You’re tasked with writing the first five minutes of the movie and deciding what kind of crime the main character committed. In colonial America, which crime would be punishable by death?
cursing one’s parents
bribing leaders of the church
stealing from your brother’s wife
mocking the English king
