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Join or Die snake cartoon
This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin next to an article speaking about the unjust British rule in North America. The symbolism of the snake cut into 8 parts were the British colonies. This image began to appear in more newspapers during the timespan of the American Revolution.
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The Bloody Massacre
A group of colonists were protesting on King Street in Boston against the British rule. British soldiers lined up and fired on the unarmed crowd. Five American colonists were killed this day causing America to never be the same.
https://www.masshist.org/database/2?ft=Boston%20Massacre&from=/features/massacre/visual&noalt=1&pid=34 -
The Boston Tea Party
American colonists disguised as natives destroyed all the tea from three British ships on this day. They thought this monopoly was unfair and "This monopoly [also] let the company undercut colonial merchants’ prices on untaxed tea, forcing colonists who bought the cheaper product to recognize a British tax."
https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-boston-tea-party -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine, for the reasons to educate and state clearly the need for the American Revolution. The document he wrote was obvious and common sense, therefore the name.
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The Declaration of Independence
Finally, all events had led up to the Declaration of Independence, which stressed in the document: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
