The Boston Massacre VS. The Kent State Massacre By studying both the Boston Massacre and the Kent State Massacre‚ I have decided that through my research that the Kent State Massacre was the only real massacre between these two events. The citizens in both the Boston Massacre and the Kent State Massacre were not armed. The soldiers in both‚ the Boston Massacre and The Kent State Massacre were not acting in self defense. Both of these incidents could have been avoided. The reason why the Kent
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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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demonstrated the rising tensions between Britain and the colonies‚ but stoked the revolutionary spark in America. The Boston Massacre was one of these pivotal events‚ occurring on March 5‚ 1770 when an altercation between British soldiers and Boston rebels resulted in the death of five Boston men. There is much controversy as to which party incited the violence‚ but ultimately the Boston Massacre was a result of the Bostonians’ desire to break away from British control‚ with the British soldiers only acting
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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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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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American History Boston Massacre Essay Boston Massacre Essay The Boston Massacre was an extremely important event in American History. Also‚ it is a very controversial topic. To this day ‚ no one can really give an accurate description of the events that transpired. The Boston Massacre was not a random event at all‚ many actions led up to the massacre. As a result of this disaster‚ America was changed forever and
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The Boston Massacre Trials Boston Massacre considered the real beginning of the American Revolution‚ the first shots heard around the world. It took place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in March‚ 1770 when Captain Thomas Preston‚ Corporal William Wemms‚ and seven British soldiers confronted a crowd which attacked them with cudgel‚ ice balls‚ and other makeshift weapons. The soldiers formed a line and loaded their guns‚ warning the crowd to disperse. A soldier fired a musket into the crowd‚ immediately
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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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Day 1: Massacre at Mystic The first day took place on May 26th‚ 1637 in a Pequot village at Missituck (located near the Mystic River in Connecticut). What happened was the English and Indian allies had attacked the Pequot village. Within that group‚ there were 70 English‚ 70 Mohegans‚ and 500 Narragansetts. The Mohegans and the Narragan were the allies of the English. The English were Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ led by Major John Mason and Captain John Underhill. The massacre was the
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