The Bloody Massacre
History
07/20/13
Countless activities have happened between the late 15th century and the early 19th century, and I 'm supposed to find one topic in this time frame? That is a nearly impossible task, but there is one occurrence that has seemed to captivate me – and that 's the Boston Massacre. The webpage I found communicates the basic – but most important – events of the massacre, it depicts the events through writing and shows an image of "The Bloody Massacre", so the webpage was interesting in my eyes.
In the 1700 's, people were known as either the patriots – whom supported the colonies – or loyalists – whom remained loyal to the British. In 1770 when British troops were sent to the colonies, patriots became angry. "A "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks" (Robert King, "The Boston Massacre", www.ushistory.org) started the street fight. When Captain Thomas Preston called in more soldiers to help defend, they were attacked. Consequently, the soldiers fired at the mob and killed five civilians. The Captain and soldiers were called into trail and defending the British were Josiah Quincy II and John Adams. The attorneys for the prosecution were Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Pain. Preceding the trail, only two British soldiers were found guilty. At the conclusion of the summary of events of the Boston Massacre, the author proceeds to say that the Boston Massacre lead to a great part of American history – the Revolutionary War. "It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston," (Robert Kind, "The Boston Massacre", www.ushistory.org) and it spread throughout the colonies in an armed rebellion. The author managed to write the series of events into four small paragraphs. The words he used to describe what happened weren 't very complex. But what made this so interesting is that the website displays a picture of what is titled "The Bloody Massacre". The image shows the British soldiers in a line shooting
07/20/13
Countless activities have happened between the late 15th century and the early 19th century, and I 'm supposed to find one topic in this time frame? That is a nearly impossible task, but there is one occurrence that has seemed to captivate me – and that 's the Boston Massacre. The webpage I found communicates the basic – but most important – events of the massacre, it depicts the events through writing and shows an image of "The Bloody Massacre", so the webpage was interesting in my eyes.
In the 1700 's, people were known as either the patriots – whom supported the colonies – or loyalists – whom remained loyal to the British. In 1770 when British troops were sent to the colonies, patriots became angry. "A "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks" (Robert King, "The Boston Massacre", www.ushistory.org) started the street fight. When Captain Thomas Preston called in more soldiers to help defend, they were attacked. Consequently, the soldiers fired at the mob and killed five civilians. The Captain and soldiers were called into trail and defending the British were Josiah Quincy II and John Adams. The attorneys for the prosecution were Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Pain. Preceding the trail, only two British soldiers were found guilty. At the conclusion of the summary of events of the Boston Massacre, the author proceeds to say that the Boston Massacre lead to a great part of American history – the Revolutionary War. "It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston," (Robert Kind, "The Boston Massacre", www.ushistory.org) and it spread throughout the colonies in an armed rebellion. The author managed to write the series of events into four small paragraphs. The words he used to describe what happened weren 't very complex. But what made this so interesting is that the website displays a picture of what is titled "The Bloody Massacre". The image shows the British soldiers in a line shooting
Cited: Kind, Robert. "The Boston Massacre." Declaration of Independence. USHISTORY, 2013. Web. 24 July 2013.