After The Civil War: The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a tragic event that took place on March 5, 1770. Tensions between the American colonists and Britain have been going on for years. When Bostonians decided they have had enough and demanded for actions, immediate and unexpected events happened. They were attacked the british soldiers at the customhouse, which is the building the soldiers were directed to protect, and the attackers grew exponentially in numbers.
According to my textbook(1), British troops found themselves regularly cursed by citizens and occasionally pelted with stones, dirt, and human excrement. Citizens act very aggressive toward any Redcoats because they sold their cheap services during off-duty and that competed with labor workers. Repeat offenses …show more content…
As taxes pile up more and more over the years, more people decided they wanted to support the rebellion. Colonists acted and treated british soldiers on streets as they pass by with lots of aggression and even violence. In no time, Radical Americans that decided they have had enough took actions to attack the british troops demanding for a confrontation. 60 young men started to mob around the Customhouse where a small squadron of soldiers were guarding and started to harass the soldiers. It was not long before the mob multiplied into 300 to 400 people and started hurling packed snowball. As the crowd swells, Captain Preston leads reinforcement into the area to try and disperse the crowd peacefully. A confused soldier in the mix of the crowd fired, goaded beyond endurance, more shots were delivered by the soldiers. After 11 people were struck with 5 dead or mortally wounded, the crowd quickly dispersed and other actions were trialed by the colonists to remove the troops from …show more content…
from Britain. The American colonists and British always had a clash going on between mostly due to taxes. When the colonists started to take actions against the British, I.E. Boston Tea Party, causes tensions only to get worse. The Boston Massacre, along with other significant events such as Boston Tea Party, Boston Port Act, and more set the revolution in motion. The Boston Massacre was just a tragic that help fueling the flame for independence for
According to my textbook(1), British troops found themselves regularly cursed by citizens and occasionally pelted with stones, dirt, and human excrement. Citizens act very aggressive toward any Redcoats because they sold their cheap services during off-duty and that competed with labor workers. Repeat offenses …show more content…
As taxes pile up more and more over the years, more people decided they wanted to support the rebellion. Colonists acted and treated british soldiers on streets as they pass by with lots of aggression and even violence. In no time, Radical Americans that decided they have had enough took actions to attack the british troops demanding for a confrontation. 60 young men started to mob around the Customhouse where a small squadron of soldiers were guarding and started to harass the soldiers. It was not long before the mob multiplied into 300 to 400 people and started hurling packed snowball. As the crowd swells, Captain Preston leads reinforcement into the area to try and disperse the crowd peacefully. A confused soldier in the mix of the crowd fired, goaded beyond endurance, more shots were delivered by the soldiers. After 11 people were struck with 5 dead or mortally wounded, the crowd quickly dispersed and other actions were trialed by the colonists to remove the troops from …show more content…
from Britain. The American colonists and British always had a clash going on between mostly due to taxes. When the colonists started to take actions against the British, I.E. Boston Tea Party, causes tensions only to get worse. The Boston Massacre, along with other significant events such as Boston Tea Party, Boston Port Act, and more set the revolution in motion. The Boston Massacre was just a tragic that help fueling the flame for independence for