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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
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Events
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Stories
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Connections
1775–1776
The Siege Ends. The British Leave.
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Where the grievance became a movement — and the movement became a war.

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

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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...

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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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reenactment

Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment and Weekend

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown (Boston National Historical Park)

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ceremony

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Boston Massacre Site, State Street at the Old State House, Boston

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Dorchester Heights Monument, South Boston

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★ HIFE PickOld South Meeting House$

310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108

Monday: 10 AM to 6 PM, Tuesday: 10 AM to 6 PM, Wednesday: 10 AM to 6 PM, Thursday: 10 AM to 6 PM, Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM, Saturday: 10 AM to 6 PM, Sunday: 10 AM to 6 PM

Samuel Adams gave the signal from this pulpit on December 16, 1773, and 5,000 people voted to march to the harbor — the Tea Party wasn't a spontaneous mob, it was organized right here in this room.

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Tatte Bakery & Café — Downtown Boston$$

201 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111

Monday: 7 AM to 6 PM, Tuesday: 7 AM to 6 PM, Wednesday: 7 AM to 6 PM, Thursday: 7 AM to 6 PM, Friday: 7 AM to 6 PM, Saturday: 7 AM to 4 PM, Sunday: 7:30 AM to 4 PM

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