I can only answer question 1.
1: One event that relates to this is when British soldiers shot upon colonial revolutionists. This lead to the American Revolution.
Answer:
The definition of epigraph according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is "an engraved inscription."
1.=to take control of someone
2.= to separate an idea or statement into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand
4. =done with great effort and difficulty
