squad of British soldiers. In the end‚ five colonists resulted in death. This was caused by the developing tensions in the American colonies that had been growing ever since the Royal troops had first appeared. I believe that the Boston Massacre was an act of self-defense. I say this because‚ the British soldiers’ lives were under threat and had to use equal force. In addition‚ a massacre is when many are killed and it consists of an innocent/defenseless side. In the Boston Massacre‚ both sides were not
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documents that we could use for our document based question. Most of the documents we chose were ones that we have already learned about in previous history classes. For example‚ some of the documents were acts passed during this time like the Stamp Act. We knew the effect that each individual act had on the colonists which helped our decision making progress. Some of the other documents that we used we found on some good American history document websites. These websites had hundreds of documents
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paraphrased information and for direct quotes __X__ Direct quotes are enclosed with quotation marks and are cited __X__ Thesis statement answers the question Definition of plagiarism: According to Diana Hacker in A Writer’s Reference‚ “Three different acts are considered plagiarism: (1) failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas‚ (2) failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks‚ and (3) failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words.” (p. 83) I understand the above definition
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year at the Port of Boston‚ settlers disguised as Indians threw the cargo of one of the ships into the sea. This episode became known as the case of the Boston Tea Party. For that‚ Parliament increased pressure by approving in 1774‚ the Intolerable Acts‚ closing the port of Boston‚ demanding compensation for the lost tea‚ and setting the arrest and trial of the involved in the Boston Tea Party. However‚ since the beginning of tensions between metropolis and colonies‚ a group of intellectuals and
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soldiers were directed to protect‚ and the attackers grew exponentially in numbers. According to my textbook(1)‚ British troops found themselves regularly cursed by citizens and occasionally pelted with stones‚ dirt‚ and human excrement. Citizens act very aggressive toward any Redcoats because they sold their cheap services during off-duty and that competed with labor workers. Repeat offenses
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listening to their needs. Through The Enlightenment and the Great awakening the colonists realized that the king was neglecting their God given rights and became outraged. The king passed laws that were not in favor of the people (such as the quartering act) and refused to pass laws that the colonists were in great need of. “For taking away our charters‚ abolishing our most valuable laws‚ and altering fundamentally the forms of our government.” (Declaration of independance‚ paragraph 22). The colonists
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was fought between the American Colonist and Britain. The war began by the colonist resenting the heavy taxes that Britain was placing upon them. This event was significant because multiple rebellious acts were performed against the British by the American colonist. Therefore‚ the rebellious acts ultimately led to the Declaration of Independence. The Industrial Revolution sparked a need for raw materials and gave a rise to new economic needs. The industrialization began in Britain and natural
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Hewes not only was involved‚ but was the Centre of attraction during the “tarring and feathering” of John Malcom‚ a loyalist (Kindle Location 534). He also served as a privateer and in militia on and off from 1776 to 1781. He was present at the Stamp Act of 1765‚ but apparently he was just a by-stander. On the night of 5th‚ March 1770‚ Hewes claimed that he was early on the scene at King Street when a barber’s apprentice was quarrelling with a British officer over an overdue bill. Young comments that
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I was there. That night I reminisce of the destruction we have done and what was yet to come. A month has passed‚ and news had reached London. They shut down the entire harbor until all the tea was paid. They implemented this under the intolerable acts. I will always remember the excitement and joy it brought us fellow men to destroy those chests‚ but I shall never speak of it in fear of the police coming for
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The Boston Massacre: What Really Happened? We all know the story of the Boston Massacre; British troops fired into a group of colonists and killed five people‚ deeming it the start of the American Revolution. However‚ the story most people are not aware of are the reason behind the shooting and the events that led up to what is now known as the “massacre”. This topic is one of the most controversial moments in the American Revolution. Why were shots fired? Better yet‚ why were there weapons drawn
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