Paul Revere And The Boston Massacre

After the French and Indian war, British parliament executed several laws that seemed unfair to the colonists in order to recover from the expensive war. Laws consisted of housing British troops and paying taxes on items like tea, sugar, stamps, etc. The British government argued that the best option was to raise taxes on colonists. On march 5th, 1770 colonists reached a critical point in which they felt the need to take violent actions towards the mother country. On this particular day colonists opened fire against the British troops which became known as the Boston massacre or the incident on king street. News regarding the incident spread throughout the colonies via letters or images like Paul revere’s popular depiction of the Boston massacre.
First and foremost, Paul Revere was an American colonist meaning that more than likely he was against the decisions of parliament. The propaganda served as a way make the colonists angry about the event and unite to fight against ‘the aggressors.’ When examining the picture, the features of the American militiamen are depicted in an innocent way compared to the British soldiers who are depicted by Revere as violent. The image created the impression that the British soldiers began attacking the Americans. It was definitely appropriate to depict the Boston massacre in this manner because the Americans who wanted other colonists to join the militia and help fight against all of the laws placed upon their