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Boston massacre
the boston massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. -
Boston Tea Party
the Boston tea party was a political protest -
Lexington / Concord
kicked off the American Revolutionary War -
battle of bunker hill
the battle of bunker hill during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charleston, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle. -
common sense
common sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. An example of the Declaration of Independence was the document adopted at the Second Continental Congress -
Battle at Trenton/Princeton
Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing -
battle of saratoga
the battle of saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
War in the south/Charleston
military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War -
the battle of Yorktown
the battle of Yorktown, German Battle or the siege of Little York at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led
