Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists would be killed during the event. The riot began when 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel which would would lead to others reacting with violence.
The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.
The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution and the first shots would be fired and a conflict that would escalate from a colonial uprising into a world war that, seven years later, would give the idependence to the United States of America.
Alliance with France
During the American Revolution, the American colonies faced the significant challenge of conducting international diplomacy and seeking the international support it needed to fight against the British. The single most important diplomatic success of the colonists during the War for Independence was the critical link they forged with France. Representatives of the French and American governments signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce on February 6, 1778.