The Boston Tea Party occured on 16 December 1773. Angry about the English kings raising of taxes and refusal to listen to their pleas for "No Taxation Without Representation" the American colonists attacked a British ship in the middle of the night. The dressed themselves as Native Americans, snuck abaord the ship, and dumped all the imported tea aboard into the waters of Boston Harbor to protest the new tea tax. |
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The Boston Massacre took place on 5 March 1770. It was a moment when the tensions between the American colonists and the English soldiers reached it's mounting point. A riot exploded between the two sides. When brawls began, soldiers started firing into the crowds that had begun throwing balls of snow and ice at them. They killed and injured several people, and the newspapers said "the streets ran with blood" dubbing the day Bloody Sunday. |
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Modern day Boston is filled with towering building, museums, and many activities. Boston harbor is a great place to take a ferry tour, and you can check out many famous historical sites. There's a wolking tour called the Freedom Trail that takes you to Boston common, the Massachusetts State House, Brimstone Corner, Cranary Cemetary (featuring Paul Revere and Jon Hancock), Benjamin Franklin's Statue (at the site of the very 1st public school), the site of the Boston Massacre, and, among many other attractions, the USS Constitution (the oldest warship still afloat!). Boston isn't all history though; there are many fun events such as parades and other holiday celebration. |
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