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Crispus Attucks

1723–70

Mark Rathbone explores why Crispus Attucks has become such a famous figure in the history of the American Revolution

1 Using your textbook or the internet for research, construct a timeline of the events between 1770 and 1776 leading to the Declaration of Independence.

The Freedom Trail in Boston celebrates this Massachusetts city’s part in the American Revolution. On this trail, the Granary Burial Ground, though now surrounded by modern highrise buildings, contains the grave of the five victims of the Boston Massacre of 1770. This was one of the crucial events which led to the breakaway of the American colonies from British control.

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