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Join or Die Cartoon
The "Join, or Die" cartoon was symbolized the British colonies. This cartoon reappeared in colonial newspapers during the Stamp Act. Versions of the cartoon appeared in newspapers during the American Revolutionary War. https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-story-behind-the-join-or-die-snake-cartoon -
Bloody Massacre
Hundred of men lost their jobs and began to blame the British, and a lot of people started to riot. Which ended up killing 5 people that night. It is really important these days because we now use the engraving as a popular conception of a historical moment. https://www.masshist.org/database/2 ft=Boston%20Massacre&from=/features/massacre/visual&noalt=1&pid=34 -
Boston Tea Party
The people on board of the ships were disguised as Indians to destroy the tea on board of each ship to protest another British tax against the colonies. It was important because after the Boston Tea Party the parliament passed the tea act which required the colonist to only purchase British tea. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-boston-tea-party -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine explains how the thirteen colonies should be free and should govern themselves. It is important because it basically got independence for the American colonies from Britain, and considered as one of the most prominent pamphlets in American history.
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the founding document of the American political tradition. It is one of the most important documents in American History because they were freed from the British chains (not literally), and became their own individual states.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
