Boston Massacre Self Defence
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was clearly an act of self defence on behalf of the British Soldiers because the Soldiers got attacked first and the Soldiers were just doing the jobs.
The Boston Massacre was blatantly an act of self defence on the part of the British Soldiers because credible witness testimony clearly states that the British Soldiers got attacked first and the Patriots were armed. On March 5, 1770 on King Street, the Patriots were protesting but it escalated to more of a riot so British Soldiers were dispatched to keep order. Captain Thomas Preston, the commander of the british troops involved in the confrontation stated ,“One of the Soldiers having received a severe blow with a stick.” This clearly shows that …show more content…
On the night of the massacre the mob of armed people were protesting in King Street and about one hundred people start to head towards the Custom house where the king kept his money. Captain Preston the commander of the British troops during the Massacre stated," After I reached the guard, about one hundred people passed it and went towards the Custom house where the king's money is lodged." This brought imminent danger to the British because one hundred armed Patriots were in front of the place where the king keeps all of his money. The Soldiers just wanted to do their job by keeping the Patriots in order and keeping the King's money safe without hurting anybody. Another quote that supports that the Soldiers were just doing their job was in Richard Palmer's account and it states,” When I had got there I saw Capt. Preston at the head of 7 or 8 Soldiers at the Custom house drawn up, their Guns breast high and Bayonets fixed.” This also shows that the Soldiers just wanted to do their job by protecting the King’s money that was in the Custom house. They also had their bayonets fixed in front of the house which means their guns were up held high and not ready to fire. Both of the evidence from the testimonies show that the Soldiers just wanted to do their job by protecting the King’s money and not injuring anybody.
In conclusion, the all the evidence adds up to the outcome that proves that the Boston Massacre was an act of self defence on the British soldiers because they got attacked with a stick first by the Patriots and they were just doing their job by protecting the King’s
The Boston Massacre was clearly an act of self defence on behalf of the British Soldiers because the Soldiers got attacked first and the Soldiers were just doing the jobs.
The Boston Massacre was blatantly an act of self defence on the part of the British Soldiers because credible witness testimony clearly states that the British Soldiers got attacked first and the Patriots were armed. On March 5, 1770 on King Street, the Patriots were protesting but it escalated to more of a riot so British Soldiers were dispatched to keep order. Captain Thomas Preston, the commander of the british troops involved in the confrontation stated ,“One of the Soldiers having received a severe blow with a stick.” This clearly shows that …show more content…
On the night of the massacre the mob of armed people were protesting in King Street and about one hundred people start to head towards the Custom house where the king kept his money. Captain Preston the commander of the British troops during the Massacre stated," After I reached the guard, about one hundred people passed it and went towards the Custom house where the king's money is lodged." This brought imminent danger to the British because one hundred armed Patriots were in front of the place where the king keeps all of his money. The Soldiers just wanted to do their job by keeping the Patriots in order and keeping the King's money safe without hurting anybody. Another quote that supports that the Soldiers were just doing their job was in Richard Palmer's account and it states,” When I had got there I saw Capt. Preston at the head of 7 or 8 Soldiers at the Custom house drawn up, their Guns breast high and Bayonets fixed.” This also shows that the Soldiers just wanted to do their job by protecting the King’s money that was in the Custom house. They also had their bayonets fixed in front of the house which means their guns were up held high and not ready to fire. Both of the evidence from the testimonies show that the Soldiers just wanted to do their job by protecting the King’s money and not injuring anybody.
In conclusion, the all the evidence adds up to the outcome that proves that the Boston Massacre was an act of self defence on the British soldiers because they got attacked with a stick first by the Patriots and they were just doing their job by protecting the King’s