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The boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
The boston tea party
The boston tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. -
Battle of lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.