Boston Massacre - A confrontation in March 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonial civilians, escalating tensions between Britain and the American colonies.
Boston Tea Party - A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in December 1773, where they dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea Act.
Common Sense - A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 advocating for American independence from British rule,