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The Boston Tea Party, by Quamaine J.

A well organized group of colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. Word of the Boston Tea Party spread rapidly. Many colonists cheered the tea's destruction and others were shock by such disregard for property rights.

Nonimportation Agreements, by Giselle H.

Nonimportation Agreements were documents colonial merchants signed to made sure they didn't buy or import British goods. These agreements were started in 1765. They were created by the Stamp Act Congress.

The Intolerable Acts, by Kayla W.

The Intolerable Acts were laws designed to punish Boston and the rest of Massachusetts, and to strengthen British control over all of the colonies. The first act closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The second act revoked the Massachusetts charter of 1692 and forbade colonists to have meetings. The third act allowed royal officials who were charged in Massachusetts to be tried in other colonies to avoid hostile juries. The fourth act ordered local officials to provide food and housing if necessary for British soldiers.

The Battle of Trenton, by Cammie B.

British General Howe stationed 1400 Hessian soldiers at Trenton, New Jersey to keep an eye on the patriots. The Hessian Colonel Johann Rall was being ignorant and (allegedly) said, “Let them come. We want no trenches. We will go to them with the bayonet”. Washington took advantage of Hessians' overconfidence. They attacked on Christmas night. The Hessians surrendered. 120 Hessians were and 918 were taken prisoner. The Americans suffered 5 wounded and no dead. General Charles Cornwallis prepared the counter attack, but the colonists got away.

Committees of Correspondence, by Sara A.

Committees of Correspondence were organized groups of colonists that informed the public of British violations of their rights. These committees were instrumental in shaping public opinion in the colonies.