The Greek Massacre Vs The Boston Massacre

The event that occurred on March 5th, 1770 should be named “The Boston Incident” rather than “The Boston Massacre” because the term massacre usually reminds many that many people have been slaughtered. But in the “The Boston Massacre” less than ten people were killed so I wouldn’t consider it a massacre due to very few deaths. From account number two, William Taint says, “People still continued in the street, crying, “Fire, fire, and be damned,” and throw some more snow balls; whereupon I heard a musket go off, and in the space of two or three seconds, I heard the word “Fire” be given, but by whom I do not know and instantly the soldiers fired one after another.” I think that it was the Americans who instigated this incident because they were …show more content…
This might be the case as many of the mob called out fire, fire, but I assured the men that I gave no such order.” This shows that the Americans were attacking the British with clubs and snowballs, which made the British shoot. Again, this account may be biased towards the British, but again it shows that the Americans were attacking the British as in account number two where they were being hit by snowballs. The British were defending themselves because one of the soldiers was hit to the head by a stick and even Captain Thomas Preston was hit with a club on his arm. The Americans were attacking the British and the British had to fire back so I think “The Boston Massacre” should be called the “The Boston Incident” because it wasn’t a massacre by the British because I am convinced the Americans were attacking the British first and that the British were defending