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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation where British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. This event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest that occurred at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India -
Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle. -
Declaration of Independence
A general statement of natural rights theory and the purpose of government; a list of grievances against the British King; and the declaration of independence from England -
British capture New York
The British intended to capture New York City and gain control of the Hudson River -
Battle of Trenton
A small American Revolutionary War battle. General George Washington's army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. The victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops. -
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Valley Forge
12,000 soldiers and 400 women and children marched into Valley Forge and began to build what became the fourth largest city in the colonies at the time, with 1,500 log huts and two miles of fortifications.