The Charge Against the City

The town of Boston ought to be considered as the metropolis of sedition.

Lord North · House of Commons · 1774

1770

Boston Massacre

1773

Boston Tea Party

1775

Siege of Boston Begins

1775

Battle of Bunker Hill

Boston

MA · American Revolution

The Massacre, the Tea Party, the siege that expelled the British: Boston was where colonial grievances crystallized into action and where the ideas of resistance found their sharpest expression.

The Metropolis of Sedition

Events

Stories

Connections

1775–1776

The Siege Ends. The British Leave.

Where the grievance became a movement — and the movement became a war.

Exceptional

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**Boston, Massachusetts: Crucible of American Independence**

PEOPLE

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Crispus Attucks

Sailor, Laborer, Massacre Victim

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John Adams

Lawyer, Continental Congress Delegate, Future President

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Samuel Adams

Political Organizer, Town Meeting Leader, Continental Congress Delegate

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Captain Thomas Preston

British Officer, Massacre Defendant

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KEY EVENTS

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Boston Massacre

Mar 1770

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Boston Tea Party

Dec 1773

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Siege of Boston Begins

Apr 1775

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Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 1775

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Fortification of Dorchester Heights

Mar 1776

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British Evacuation of Boston

Mar 1776

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PLACES TO VISIT

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Boston Common

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Massachusetts State House

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Granary Burying Ground

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Old South Meeting House

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STORIES

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HISTORICAL VOICE

The First to Fall

Crispus Attucks died in the snow outside the Custom House, shot through the chest by British musket fire. He was approximately forty-seven years old, a sailor and rope-maker, a man of African and Nati...

MODERN VOICE

Walking Where It Happened

I've walked the Freedom Trail thousands of times—2.5 miles, sixteen official sites, roughly ninety minutes if you don't stop. But I never walk it the same way twice. Every group brings different ques...

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