the Boston Massacre‚ as included in Document 2. The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ and it was widely used as propaganda in order to increase feelings of independence throughout the colonies. Eleven civilians were killed or wounded by British soldiers after they had been provoked and fired their guns on a crowd. The Sons of Liberty‚ and organization formed to protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation by the British government‚ especially spread the word of the massacre throughout
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The Boston Massacre was one of the first massacres in the establish settlements. There is a question that long awaits an answer. Who started it all? Was it the soldier or was it the kids? I believe that the soldiers started it all. He shouldn’t have been swinging a sword around‚ they started shooting at innocent people‚ didn’t need guns to fix the problem. It all started with a drunk soldier. Alcohol is bad‚ lots of it is worst‚ and lots of it with a weapon is worst than worst. The drunken soldier
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The Boston Massacre Alyssa Ladd Although many historians believe that the Boston Massacre was an act of murder‚ it is clear that the incident was an act of self-defense. First reason why it was self-defense‚ is that the colonist Crispus Attucks was holding a cordwood stick and swung it at James Bailey. James Bailey then shot Crispus Attucks. James Bailey shot Crispus Attucks in act of self-defense. This led on to more shootings‚ but more colonists were getting angry and more violent. Another reason
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Even the upper-class colonist stopped buying luxurious goods from the British‚ and began living a cheaper lifestyle. 2) The Boston Massacre was an incident on a cold night in Boston‚ MA‚ on March 5‚ 1770‚ where a fight broke out between British soldiers and Boston civilians. The British soldiers had been stationed in Boston since 1768‚ and the people of Boston did not like this one bit. On that March night‚ men and boys started throwing rocks‚ snowballs‚ and oyster shells at the soldiers
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The Boston Massacre was and is still a debatable Massacre. The event occurred on March 5‚ 1776. It involved the rope workers of the colonial Boston and two British regiments‚ the twenty-ninth and the fourteenth regiments. Eleven people were shot in the incident; five people were killed and the other six were merely wounded. The soldiers and the captain‚ Thomas Preston‚ were all put on trial. All were acquitted of charges of murder‚ however the two soldiers who fired first‚ Private Mathew Killroy
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The Boston Massacre What happened the night of the Boston massacre? During this reading you will walk through the events written by four different sources leading up to that night of march 5‚ 1770 and be witnesses to the trial where captain Preston and his men are being tried for murder‚ defended by Samuel Adams. Boston Massacre in Facts and Numbers the Massacre occurred on the evening of March 5‚ 1770. Five civilians died as a result of the incident‚ three died on the scene and two died later.
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Boston Massacre The Massacre that was held in Boston Massachusetts on March 5‚ 1770 was a small yet horrific event. It started out as colonist teased and taunted the British soldiers. They also threw rocks and whatever else they could throw at them. The soldiers reacted to this by firing back at the colonist killing five people‚ three were killed on impact and two died later on‚ several were wounded. Immediately after‚ the colonist disappeared and the soldiers reported back to their barracks. Even
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5‚ 1770 between a “patriot” mob‚ throwing snowballs‚ stones‚ and sticks‚ and a squad of British soldiers. British troops in the city of Boston were not welcome. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been expanding since Royal troops appeared in Massachusetts in October‚ to enforce a heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. British Captain Thomas Preston‚ the commanding officer at the Customs House
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The Boston Massacre Trial: Guilty or Not Guilty? The Boston Massacre was a small tragedy that is making a large mark in the state of Massachusetts. This event will forever be remembered as the day that British soldiers heartlessly slaughtered many innocent civilians. The soldiers in this situation are most definitely guilty of manslaughter. They wounded and killed many citizens without provocation that threatened their well being‚ therefore giving them no good reason to have opened fire in the
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“The Boston Controversy” March 5th‚ 1770 marks a day in American history where an event took place known as the “Boston Massacre”. This notable moment in American history was a spark in the colonies that eventually led to the American colonies taking up arms against England. The “Boston Massacre” was the iconic nickname of a riot in Boston that led to British soldiers firing upon of colonists on March 5th 1770. The major controversy debated is whether or not the British officer
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