Boston Massacre: March 5, 1770

Boston, a vital port city within the Massachusetts Bay, stood as a testament to colonial ambition and burgeoning self-governance. It was one of the three major colonial cities, with New York and Philadelphia. The Boston Massacre in 1770 helped fuel the flames

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Common Sense by Thomas Paine

On January 10, 1776, Philadelphia printer Robert Bell published an anonymous pamphlet titled Common Sense. It quickly became the most widely read colonial publication in the American colonies. At the time, there was still much debate about whether the American goal in

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Battle of Yorktown: Surrender on October 19, 1781

The Battle of Lexington and Concord launched the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. The surrender following the Battle of Yorktown ended the land war in North America exactly 6½ years later, on October 19, 1781.