11. Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a “patriot ” mob and British soldiers where several colonists were killed. The sons of liberty blew the event beyond all proportion and all of the colonies were in outrage. 12. Boston Tea Party The purpose of the Boston Tea Party was to protest the British tax on tea and to fight back against British rule in the Colonies. The British closed the port and inflicted even harsher penalties on the Colonies because of the tea party. 13. Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker hill was a Revolutionary war battle fought at Bunker Hill where the Colonists defended the hill from and onslaught of British troops and won. The biggest significance of this battle was that it showed that the colonists would not just roll over and were willing to die to bring their country freedom. 14. Second Continental Congress The second continental congress was the meeting in which representatives of each of the 13 colonies met and drew up and signed the Declaration of
11. Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a “patriot ” mob and British soldiers where several colonists were killed. The sons of liberty blew the event beyond all proportion and all of the colonies were in outrage. 12. Boston Tea Party The purpose of the Boston Tea Party was to protest the British tax on tea and to fight back against British rule in the Colonies. The British closed the port and inflicted even harsher penalties on the Colonies because of the tea party. 13. Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker hill was a Revolutionary war battle fought at Bunker Hill where the Colonists defended the hill from and onslaught of British troops and won. The biggest significance of this battle was that it showed that the colonists would not just roll over and were willing to die to bring their country freedom. 14. Second Continental Congress The second continental congress was the meeting in which representatives of each of the 13 colonies met and drew up and signed the Declaration of