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The Join or Die Snake Cartoon
This was an engraving by Benjamin Franklin that influenced the revolution greatly with the art. "On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published one of the most famous cartoons in history: the Join or Die woodcut. Franklin’s art carried significant importance at the time and is considered an early masterpiece of political messaging." -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event that really kicked off the revolution. There was a mob and rock was thrown shots were fired and five people were colonists were killed. "On the evening of 5 March, 1770, an unruly crowd gathered in Boston outside the Custom House on King Street to taunt with jeers and snowballs the British soldiers standing guard. Reinforcements were called, unordered shots rang out, and when the smoke cleared three locals lay dead and another eight were wounded, two mortally." -
Boston Tea Party
This was a boycott of the Tea tax on the colonies. In the Boston harbor men snuck onto British ships and threw all the tea into the ocean. "On December 16, 1773, over one hundred American colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded three merchant ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea (valued at approximately $1.7 million in today’s currency) into the water." -
Common Sense
Common sense was book written by Thomas Pain that influenced the enlightenment that spread through out the world. Common sense was a book that made people think why don't we be free, and this made the colonies realize that what they really wanted was freedom. "Here then is the origin and rise of government; namely, a mode rendered necessary by the inability of moral virtue to govern the world; here too is the design and end of government, viz. Freedom and security." -
Declaration of Independence
This was a important event in US history when the 13 colonies declared independence from the British. "We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are...Free and Independent States."
