along with twelve others. They burned down buildings and destroyed the settler’s precious orchards. Forty-seven people of the mission were than captured and later ransomed by the Hudson Bay Company. There were three main factors that led up to the massacre. Starting with the increasing number of settlers coming into the area. It was an issue for the Indians to continue living their traditional way of life while so many white settlers kept pouring in. The second factor was the measles outbreak‚ that
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As a result many were recaptures and murdered by military guards and only few succeed the escape‚ this event became knows as the Trelew Massacre (Nino 1998‚ pp. 51). According to Montoneros there illegal executions consist of the detention and torture of approximately 500 people and the murder of 100 people (Soledad 2010‚ pp.4). This illegal repression leads to the creation of legal devices
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are still roaming loose‚ free to commit more terrorist acts‚" he complains‚ frequently dabbing his eyes with a tissue as long suppressed tears re-emerge. "We have cried enough since 1985‚" he avers. "Tears and sympathy are just not enough." "My two daughters were found and not Vishnu‚" cries Lata Pada (top left)‚ as she thinks about her husband and the young girls she lost in the bombing. "I waited by the seaside for days‚ hoping‚ hoping that he would walk back." Twenty-nine families were
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A few years before this‚ many incidents occurred which prodded colonists to rise up against the tyrannical British Parliament‚ one of such events was the event known as the Boston Massacre. This event occurred on March 5‚ 1770. A squad of British soldiers‚ come to support a sentry who was being pressed by a heckling‚ snowballing crowd‚ let loose a volley of shots. Three persons were killed immediately and two died later of their wounds. The British officer in charge‚ Capt. Thomas Preston was arrested
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Many people misunderstood the Boston Massacre and believe it was all the British soldiers’ fault‚ but they would be wrong. The Boston Massacre took place on March 5th‚ 1770 and resulted in the deaths of 5 Colonists. Thirteen soldiers were put on trial for the murders of those five colonists‚ but it wasn’t all their fault. The Colonists were responsible for the Boston Massacre because they attacked the British‚ they were yelling fire‚ and they were not being truthful. The Colonists attacked the British
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government controlling more criminal activity on the streets. The gangs reached the extreme violent limits in the garage on the north side of chicago. In the city there was two top gangs. “Capones most notorious killing was the st. Valentine’s Day Massacre” (1999 Chicago Historical Society) The first one was Al Capone’s gang and the other one was George Moranas. The two absolutely hated each other‚ for years they have antagonized each other killed each other’s friends. At one point everything had to
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painting masterpieces that have immensely powerful grief and significance that could be interpreted in multiple ways “Massacre of the Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens‚ 1612 is one to fit the description immensely. When viewing “Massacre of the Innocents” what meanings are exemplified‚ shown‚ and reasons behind all the violence throughout the graphic painting. A treasure in art like “Massacre of the Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens has many meanings and messages‚ including dealing with deep injustice‚ dealing
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Captain Thomas Preston’s Account of the Boston Massacre The excerpt from Captain Thomas Preston’s account of the Boston Massacre explains the events that occurred on March 13‚ 1770 were out his control‚ while leading to the deaths and injuries of many. He states‚ “I am‚ though perfectly innocent” in which he did not instruct his army to fire at the riot. “IT IS [A] MATTER OF TOO GREAT NOTORIETY TO NEED ANY PROOFS THAT THE arrival of his Majesty’s troops in Boston was extremely obnoxious to
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was going strong. Many Protestants resided in France at the time‚ although they were persecuted by the state and angered the Catholics. This persecution of Huguenots and Protestants was a bloodbath of sorts‚ leading up to the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572. Very strong ideas of what religion was and what it should be were circulating in full force among the French during this
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The Bloody Massacre There was an revolutionary incident was legendary for the American Revolution. On March 5‚ 1770 on a cold winter day‚ there was a rioting crowd throwing snowballs and cursing near the British Soldiers. For some reason there was a shot fired by a british soldier. Then they started firing into a rioting crowd. After all of the gun smoke cleared five men died: three on the spot and two wounded and died. General Thomas Preston the British Captain‚ and his men were trialed for murder
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