THE BOSTON MASSACRE The Boston Massacre was an unfortunate event which could have clearly been prevented if taken the right precautions and made the right decisions at the right time. According to my text book‚ the massacre was an attempt at protest against the British soldiers taking over the colonists’ jobs. If the soldiers had followed instructions‚ if Britain had paid the soldiers more‚ and if Crispus Attucks had taken a more peaceful approach to this problem‚ things might’ve gone differently
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The Wounded Knee Massacre took place on December 29‚ 1890 near Wounded Knee Creek‚ in South Dakota. Both‚ the New York Times and the London Times have published articles on this event. However‚ their interpretations of the event are quite different. It is interesting how the same event can be portrayed in two completely contrasting ways. Specifically‚ the New York Times justifies the American’s actions towards the Native Americans‚ whereas the London Times portrays the American’s actions as unacceptable
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On March 5‚ 1770‚ a group of brave colonists gathered around a British Soldier at a local tax office. They hurled insults at the soldier‚ and with the confusion that ranged gunshots were heard; Five men were found wounded on the ground. Although the Boston Massacre seemed to be the colonists’ fault since they started off by hurling insults‚ we must remember how the British Soldiers treated the colonists before. For example‚ the Quartering Act forced families to have open their homes to British Soldiers
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In the article “The Shoemaker and the Revolution‚” Alfred F. Young analyzes and demonstrates with secondary sources of the events leading to the Revolution. The author’s purpose of the article is to narrate the experience of the ordinary Boston shoemaker‚ George Robert Twelves Hewes‚ during the time before the Revolution. He writes the article to show how the causes of the Revolution impacted the lives of ordinary citizens such as Hewes and the transformation he goes through. The article mainly
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Lexington and Concord Essay Who really shot first? The british or the colonist? Perhaps a man caught in the battle can tell who really fired first. Simon Winship has told the story about who has fired first. From his own experience following the British army. After he was caught‚ he was forced to march with them because they thought he was a minuteman. From the excerpt Simon Winship talks about shot heard all around the world. I believe this man has evidence the British army has shot first starting
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Aastha Bhandari Prof Galloway Hist 1301 19 Set 2017 1. You are a British Soldier that was assigned to protect the Customs House in Boston. An event the colonials call the “Boston Massacre” took place. You have been called back to London and must defend your innocence in the matter. Defend your actions. Critical thinking 2 In the years leading up to the American Revolution‚ the British sought to establish firm control over their American Colonies. The Boston Massacre also known
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Paul Revere was born January 1‚ 1735‚ and died in his home city of Boston on May 10‚ 1818. Paul Revere’s first wife was Sarah Orne and they got married in 1757 and they had eight children. Not long after her unexpected death in 1773‚ Paul Revere married another woman and her name was Rachel Walker and they had eight children. Paul Revere took part in the Boston Tea Party. He also alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775. Paul Revere was a silversmith and ardent colonialist
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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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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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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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