Analytical Essay ( Boston Massacre)

Analytical Essay The Boston Massacre is one of the most controversial events in American history that occurred in Boston before the American Revolution. Certainly, it has a fundamental role in the development of America as a nation, which led it to have a huge motivation for revolution. A heavy British military presence and having very high taxes in the country were some of the main reasons that made Boston citizens very irritated. Thus, there were already many disagreements and tensions between inhabitants and the British that could have led to the Massacre. In this essay, I will carefully analyze three primary sources, and compare these to the interpretation given by HBO’s John Adams. In my view, these sources can be divided into two groups in which the article of Boston Gazette and the picture of Paul Revere, “The Bloody Massacre” can stand together against the other two sources, the letter of Captain Thomas Preston and John Adams HBO miniseries. However, the most valuable and credible sources for me were the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008) and the letter of Captain Thomas Preston, which in my opinion, are very logical and describe the natural outcome of all the disagreements and tensions between Boston citizens and British soldiers. On March 5, 1770 an incident occurred on Kings Street between British soldiers and Boston working class, which was later known as The Boston Massacre. One of the main characters of the incident was the British Captain Thomas Preston, whose actions in the event were highly controversial. As a result of the incident, five Bostonians were killed by British soldiers and six were wounded. Thomas Preston and eight soldiers were put on trial. The captain and his six soldiers were found not guilty, but two soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter and were set free anyways. The article in the Boston Gazette, named “A most Shocking Scene” depicts a Patriot point of view about the Boston Massacre. This article was