American Revolution Research
Ryan Groom, Henson 6
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started from a wig! It was caused because a young wigmaker's apprentice named Edward Gerrish called out to a British officer on duty, Captain Lieutenant John Goldfinch, that he had not paid his master's bill.
Boston Tea Party
Subsequent “tea parties” were held in other colonies. Tea Act protests spread to other colonies throughout 1774. In cities such as New York, Annapolis and Charleston, South Carolina, patriots dumped tea off ships or burned it in protest.
Declaration of Independence
Eight of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were born in Britain.
Intolerable Acts
The acts aroused little direct opposition because they were limited in scope to New England and did not affect the interests of the majority of colonists.
Role of Women
Women in the Revolutionary War took on many roles, some were traditional while others were unconventional and scandalous for the time.