Bloody Massacre Engraving

March 26, 1770

Paul Revere creates an engraving of loyalist Henry Pelham's drawing, The Fruits of Arbitrary Power, or The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street.

The image depicts British tyranny against American innocence.

The event is recast in a form that can travel beyond Boston.

Entry Moment: Growing Resistance: 1767 - 1773

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Imperial Tension: 1761 - 1766 Strains within the empire Colonial Unity: 1774 Colonies act in concert War Begins: 1775 Conflict turns to arms Independence Declared: 1776 Separation formally announced New York: 1776 War concentrates around New York