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The Boston Massacre
https://www.masshist.org/database/2?ft=Boston%20Massacre&from=/features/massacre/visual&noalt=1&pid=34 This event is important because it kicked started the war between the colonists and the British. After the British started shooting colonists after rocks were thrown. They killed 5 colonists and continued shoot when they ran away, -
The Boston Massacre
https://www.masshist.org/database/2?ft=Boston%20Massacre&from=/features/massacre/visual&noalt=1&pid=34 The Boston Massacre started when British soldiers shot 5 colonists during a protest. After colonists started throwing rocks British soldiers defended themselves and shot back even after the colonist decided to run away they still continued to shoot. This kicked started the Revolutionary War. -
The Boston Tea Party
https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-boston-tea-party The Boston Tea Party starts when the "Sons of Liberty" dressed as Native Americans and destroyed all of England's Tea. -
Sons of Liberty
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Give me Liberty or Give me Death
This speech was important because it gave the colonist hope and reason to why they were fighting the British -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement that allowed people to choose their own government. The Declaration of Independence was written around the same time the Revolutionary War started.
