Influential Events of the American Revolution There were many important and influential events that stoked the flames of revolution before the battles of Lexington and Concord. These include events such as the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Tea Party, and many more. Though all these events were important, none were as important as the Boston Massacre on March 5th, 1770. On that night, British soldiers opened fired on a mob of protesting colonials, killing three and wounding eight. This violent and malicious act against innocent colonists helped to show the people of the colonies that the British would never let them go peacefully, and that the only way to escape the grasp of the British empire was through revolution. On March 5th, 1770, colonial
