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Join or Die Cartoon
This was a cartoon printed out in the newspaper by Benjamin Franklin. It is cut into pieces that symbolize the British colonies. -
Soldiers arrived in Boston
The British sent soldiers to Boston to keep watch and control the settlers. -
Boston Massacre
There were 4000 soldiers in Boston where 15,000 people lived. There was a crowd on the street throwing snowballs and rocks at the soldiers and suddenly they started firing. At the end 5 civilians were dead or dying. -
Boston Tea Party
Over a hundred colonists 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the taxing of tea. -
Common Sense: Thomas Paine
It is a pamphlet that talks about independence from Britain and advocates independence. -
Declaration of Independence
It is a paper stating that the colonies were independent from Britain signed by the colonists and written by Thomas Jefferson.