What two events in Boston led to rebellion by many people in the colonies?

Boston, Massachusetts is known as "the birthplace of the American Revolution" because many historic events took place there during the revolution.

Boston played an important role in the American Revolution because it was the capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the home of the colonial government, and the center of trade and commerce of the colony.

Once the Revolutionary War started in April of 1775, Boston became an important military objective to both the British and the colonists.