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The Loyal Nine
In opposition to the Stamp Act, a group tradesmen, craftsmen, distillers, and merchants from Boston, organized a procession. There were approximately 2000 people involved in this march. They arrived at the home of the stampmaster, the man responsible for policing the Stamp Act, and burned his effigy and property. The organizers first known as the Loyal Nine would become the Sons of Liberty. -
Boston Massacre
As a result of the Quartering Act of 1765, thousands of soldiers were present in the daily lives of Bostonians. The Quartering Act required soldiers to be housed in barracks and public housing. While the colonists were unhappy with their presence, serious contention was over access to jobs. Many soldiers began taking work away from some of the Bostonians. On March 5, 1770, a group of soldiers fired on a crowd of protesting Bostonians in front of the customhouse killing 5 men. -
Regulators! Mount Up.
In the North Carolina, from 1766 to 1771, a movement of white farmers organized against the wealthy and corrupt officials in the colony. The resented the burdensome taxation that was impose upon them by the recent Sugar Act and Stamp Act, among others. They imposed their will and were able to acquire some reform legislation. In May of 1771 the Regulators fought a decisive battle that led to the handing of six Regulators. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was in response to the passage of the Tea Act of 1773. Although lowering the price of tea, it was seized and dumped into the Boston Harbor. Colonists did not trust that the price would remain low and were unhappy that Parliament continued to pass legislation over the colonies. The Boston Tea Party led directly to the Intolerable(Coercive) Acts. -
"The shot heard 'round the world."
Colonial militias, known as Minutemen, made contact with British forces at Lexington and Concord. Paul Revere and four other riders notified the colonists that the British regulars were on their way. These two battles was a major turning point in the relationship between Britain and the colonies. While many events had occurred, some of them bloody, Lexington and Concord signified actual warfare.
