On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town ...

By 1770, more than 4,000 British soldiers were garrisoned in a town populated by 16,000 people. On Feb. 22, 1770, a group of young colonists protested a local merchant who declined to participate ...

The argument escalated until the soldier hit the boy’s head with the butt of his rifle. The scuffle quickly attracted a large crowd of colonists who surrounded the soldier, yelling and waving clubs in ...

Street protests continued on through the late 1760s. Customs officials in the colonies pleaded with the British crown to send soldiers to maintain order. By October 1768 Boston was home to 4,000 ...

Street protests continued on through the late 1760s. Customs officials in the colonies pleaded with the British crown to send soldiers to maintain order. By October 1768 Boston was home to 4,000 ...