The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5‚ 1770 and was a catalyst to a large number of changes within the colonies as well as the American Revolution. One question that is often brought up is who is to blame for the actual occurrence? However‚ there is no question because the British are obviously to blame for the entirety of the event. Probably one of the most important reasons why the British are to blame for the Boston Massacre is their unnecessary behavior. The British Troops killed or wounded
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of the Boston Massacre‚ “A townsman with a cudgel struck him over the hands with such force…” This writing means that the colonists had clubs to fight back against the British and protect themselves. Although the British had much more powerful weapons‚ such as guns‚ the colonist were able to bring much harm to them as well. In Benjamin Edes’‚ Account of the Boston Massacre‚ a colonist “aimed a blow at the Captain’s head which grazed his hat and fell pretty heavy upon his arm”. A massacre is defined
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With tensions between the colonial townspeople and the higher class British soldiers sparking conflicts‚ the Boston Massacre was sure to happen at one point. As the most famous story goes‚ colonists threw snowballs at the soldiers‚ called them nasty names‚ and dared them to fire their bayonets. The Redcoats responded as so by readying their weapons and shooting bullets into the crowd. Five people were killed in this incident‚ including Crispus Attucks (the only African American that was killed.)
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The events of March 5‚ 1770‚ dubbed as "The Boston Massacre"‚ was a tragedy in which 5 Bostonian civilians lost their lives at the hands of British Redcoats. Although the Redcoats‚ terribly at fault‚ shot into the masses‚ the rebellious Bostonians played a role in the shooting as well. Although they were quite justified in doing so‚ the townspeople of Boston severely over exaggerated the events of that day in order to gain public sympathy and pit more colonists against the British regime. Within
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I was interested in the Boston Massacre and found many testimonies and other primary resources there. However‚ as I read through I was intrigued by a comment in my readings about Captain Thomas Preston’s “London Letter”. In Preston’s letter to London‚ he intended only Londoners to read it and when the article was later published in the Boston Gazette it added annoyance to the already frustrated public in Boston. I was now‚ intrigued and determined to find Captain Preston’s newspaper article. I
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1:In the Boston (Bloody) Massacre‚ both Soldiers and Colonists were involved. It happened because some Rioters kept throwing rocks and ice balls at troops guarding a place called the “Boston Customs House”. The rioters kept calling the troops “Rascals” and “Bloody Backs”. They dared the troops to fire onto them‚ which was forbidden. After a bit‚ someone pushed a troop to the ground and the troops panicked and opened fire. 2:The first person to die‚ was a large black man named “Crispus Attucks”‚
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Was the Boston Massacre really a MASSACRE? There are many historical events that are unclear and the Boston Massacre is no exception. When most hear the word massacre‚ they think the killing of tons of people‚ not just a few. When history labels a small skirmish a massacre‚ there must be a reason. The Boston Massacre was one of the biggest turning points leading up to the Revolutionary War. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts Bay. Boston is a major shipping town. The year 1768 major things
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Boston Massacre Response After reading and analyzing‚ “The Boston Massacre Trails” I feel like the movie left out some parts of the trial that I found interesting in the article. For example‚ John Adam’s assistant in the trial‚ Josiah Quincy‚ happened to be the younger brother of the trial’s prosecutor Samuel Quincy. Another interesting fact was that Samuel Quincy was a loyalist. However‚ he was prosecuting against the British soldiers. Overall‚ I do think that the movie did a great job depicting
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troops and the Bostonians‚ it was called The Boston Massacre. 6 were killed and 5 were injured both troops and citizens. Some people have tried to blame this war on the citizens and most blame it on the soldiers. The bostonians started the fight but they most likely didn’t think that it would escalate to the point it did. They took advantage of the soldier in acting in this way and got what they deserved. On the day of the Boston Massacre the bostonians were reported to be throwing rocks
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The Boston Massacre took place on a Monday evening of March 5‚ 1770 around eight or nine o’clock. Several of the accounts say that snowballs were thrown at the soldiers so it is safe to assume that there was a decent amount of snow on the ground. However‚ based on weather patterns over the last 60 years‚ it is unlikely that snow was actually falling while the massacre took place. The testimony of Daniel Calef decreases the unlikelihood of snowfall that night because he talks of seeing the captain’s
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