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boston massacre
the Boston massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, sticks, and squash at British soldiers. a crowd confronted the British soldiers in the streets, they insulted and threatened them, and the soldiers fired their muskets, killing 5 colonists -
Boston tea party
it showed that the Sons of Liberty identified with America, a group of 30 to 130 men, some dressed in the mohawk warrior disguises boarded the three vessels and in three hours dumped all 342 chests of tea into the water -
passage of the intolerable
these acts were a series of five punitive laws passed by the British parliament in 1774, the laws were made to isolate and destroy Boston, but they helped create the creation of the first Continental congress -
creation of the continental congress
delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression, also they wanted to boycott British goods -
paul reveres ride
his famous ride around a town was about how used this ride to warn the people in the town that the British soldiers were coming -
battles of lexington and concord
the start of the American War of Independence, Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence -
battle of bunker hill
the battle of Bunker Hill was when the American patriots were defeated, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British army, it was also one of the bloodiest battles of the American revolution -
creation of the declaration of independence
the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain, the declaration declared that 1) god made all men equal and gave them the right to life, on July 4th, 1776 Thomas Jefferson edited the final version by the Congress -
battles of saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War, the Americans defeated the superior British army and lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
treaty of paris
the treaty was when they recognized the U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory, they were guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, and it also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States