“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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Boston Massacre The colonists opposed to British policies used the event of March 5‚ 1770‚ to their greatest extent to gain public sympathy. Their extent of usage was so great to the point where it was distorted and one-sided. All things considered‚ they achieved their goal to gain well-needed sympathy by effectively using the incident as propaganda. This overblown but highly efficient strategy is well evidenced in writings and paintings. Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre in 1770
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Olympic Massacre Area of Investigation: Outline the main historical debates‚ perspectives or interpretations you will be discussing Discuss the role that West-German authorities played during the 1972 Munich Olympic crisis‚ specifically addressing their preparation prior to Black September’s terrorist‚ as well as their consequent actions and decisions made during the crisis. Primarily‚ assess whether criticisms of the West-German authorities’ handling and preparation of the 1972 Munich Massacre are
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The Munich Massacre was the name given to the terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich‚ West Germany. Eight Palestinian terrorists from the group Black September killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and then took nine others hostage. The situation was ended by a huge gunfight that left five of the terrorists and all of the nine hostages dead. Following this tragedy‚ the Israeli government organised retaliation against Black September‚ called Operation Wrath of God and
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The Boston Massacre VS. The Kent State Massacre By studying both the Boston Massacre and the Kent State Massacre‚ I have decided that through my research that the Kent State Massacre was the only real massacre between these two events. The citizens in both the Boston Massacre and the Kent State Massacre were not armed. The soldiers in both‚ the Boston Massacre and The Kent State Massacre were not acting in self defense. Both of these incidents could have been avoided. The reason why the Kent
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the Boston Massacre‚ “A townsman with a cudgel struck him over the hands with such force…” This writing means that the colonists had clubs to fight back against the British and protect themselves. Although the British had much more powerful weapons‚ such as guns‚ the colonist were able to bring much harm to them as well. In Benjamin Edes’‚ Account of the Boston Massacre‚ a colonist “aimed a blow at the Captain’s head which grazed his hat and fell pretty heavy upon his arm”. A massacre is defined
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demonstrated the rising tensions between Britain and the colonies‚ but stoked the revolutionary spark in America. The Boston Massacre was one of these pivotal events‚ occurring on March 5‚ 1770 when an altercation between British soldiers and Boston rebels resulted in the death of five Boston men. There is much controversy as to which party incited the violence‚ but ultimately the Boston Massacre was a result of the Bostonians’ desire to break away from British control‚ with the British soldiers only acting
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With tensions between the colonial townspeople and the higher class British soldiers sparking conflicts‚ the Boston Massacre was sure to happen at one point. As the most famous story goes‚ colonists threw snowballs at the soldiers‚ called them nasty names‚ and dared them to fire their bayonets. The Redcoats responded as so by readying their weapons and shooting bullets into the crowd. Five people were killed in this incident‚ including Crispus Attucks (the only African American that was killed.)
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The events of March 5‚ 1770‚ dubbed as "The Boston Massacre"‚ was a tragedy in which 5 Bostonian civilians lost their lives at the hands of British Redcoats. Although the Redcoats‚ terribly at fault‚ shot into the masses‚ the rebellious Bostonians played a role in the shooting as well. Although they were quite justified in doing so‚ the townspeople of Boston severely over exaggerated the events of that day in order to gain public sympathy and pit more colonists against the British regime. Within
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The Boston Massacre took place on a Monday evening of March 5‚ 1770 around eight or nine o’clock. Several of the accounts say that snowballs were thrown at the soldiers so it is safe to assume that there was a decent amount of snow on the ground. However‚ based on weather patterns over the last 60 years‚ it is unlikely that snow was actually falling while the massacre took place. The testimony of Daniel Calef decreases the unlikelihood of snowfall that night because he talks of seeing the captain’s
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