In 1770, the death of an 11-year-old boy became the first fatality of the American Revolution
The tragic shooting of 11-year-old Christopher Seider by a British customs official turned a local protest into a revolutionary movement, marking the very first sacrifice in the American fight for independence.
On February 22, 1770, tensions in Boston boiled over when a crowd gathered to protest a merchant breaking a boycott on British goods. Amidst the chaos, a customs official named Ebenezer Richardson fired his musket into the crowd, fatally wounding young Christopher Seider. The boy's death sent shockwaves through the colonies, serving as a catalyst for the American Revolution.
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