The Boston Massacre is one of the most important events that turned into a colonial sentiment against King George III and British acts and taxes. It all started with a street fight that had occurred on March 5, 1770. This fight was between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers who were armed with guns. This lead to the death of 5 colonists, named Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, and James Caldwell. After these colonists…
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The Boston Massacre was a battle that had taken place on March 5, 1770. During this battle, five men were killed. The five men were Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr. The Townshend Acts of 1768 made colonists pay taxes on products imported from Great Britain. The colonists had already been infuriated with these taxes, and had an even greater tension when the British troops had arrived in the colonies. The battle had taken place in front of a British…
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The Boston Massacre was not really a massacre and was not a reason for revolution. A massacre is the killing of a large number of people and from my resources I found that only as many as five people died. It was called a massacre by the use of the propaganda picture in source B. It shows a photo which made it look like it was more brutal and it harmed more people than it really did. In fact, many important events led up to the massacre. One of the causes that got the british mad was how the british…
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Discussion board/history With regards to Boston Massacre that happened on 5th March 1770 is evident that the arrival of his majesty troops in Boston could have triggered the conflict with the inhabitants. First, the residents considered their arrival as being abhorrent since they have never used their influence to weaken the troops. Additionally, the soldiers were brought into contempt by enhancing and aiding desertions and by extension with impunity. This has been depicted even where facts are evidence…
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the Boston Massacre and its Importance. The Boston Massacre was originally named the “Bloody Massacre in King Street” by Paul Revere and the name was later changed.It occurred on March 5,1770.The Boston Massacre is about the British Army Soldiers and “how they shot and killed people while under attack by a mob”[“Boston Massacre 2009”].The Boston Massacre was important “because it united the colonists against Britain”[“Why was the Boston Massacre Important?Study.com 2017”].“The Boston Massacre was…
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“The Boston Massacre” My report is about the Boston Massacre. Let me start of by telling you a little bit about what led up to the Boston Massacre .The Townshend act was a series of laws passed in the beginning of 1767 by the parliament Great Britain relating to the British Colonies. The purpose of the Townshend acts was supposed to raise revenue to help pay the cost of maintaining an army in North America. When they changed the purpose, its purpose was to raise money in the colonies to pay the…
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After reading and analyzing a number of sources I am writing to you to state my opinion about who is to blame for the Boston Massacre. I have come to a result that the blame for the Boston Massacre rests entirely on the British. I believe that the British are to blame for the Boston Massacre because in Document 2 it states, “under the command of Captain Preston and by his orders fired upon the colonists in King Street.” There were three killed without any type of warning. Also in Document 3 it…
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Boston Massacre The thirteen colonial colonies were getting further from their British roots. What the British wanted was a bigger piece of the tobacco industry and American timber for their warships. Also, taxation from a King that was 3,000 miles away did not sit well with the Bostonians. They felt as if they were paying taxes to a King and Parliament that did not allow them to have a voice and representation. After John Hancock’s ship the “Liberty” got raided and creased by the British…
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The year is 1770 and Boston is at its most fragile state. Indefinitely, there are many who tremble in their inferiority whilst others feel they’re at their strongest point. Of course, The Boston Massacre doesn’t aid the opinionated colonists and soldiers. The future of Boston altered when the colonists and British soldiers decided to attack each other and go to trial. But who was at fault? There is plenty of evidence provided to support both the British and the colonists, but I believe that the colonists…
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bloody shooting. Based on the evidence given by history, there was a massacre in Boston on March 5, 1770. First, Paul Revere’s drawing, John Bufford’s drawing, Benjamin Edes’s paper, and Captain Thomas’s case all show that only colonists were shot, wounded, and even dead after the event.…
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