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1
The American Revolution went off like a
B.O.M.B.
2
Boston Tea Party
B.

• Americans protest the Tea Act in 1773 by tossing
  East India Company tea into Boston Harbor
• The British tighten its grip on Boston

3
Opposition First Continental Congress
O.

• The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to
  oppose British tyranny
• They told Americans to arm themselves

4
Minutemen win at Lexington/Concord (1775)
M.

• Paul Revere warns leaders of British attack
• Minutemen attack British troops Shot heard
  round the world!

5
Boston Massacre (1770)
B.

• British troops shoot and kill five Bostonians