The thirteen colonial colonies were getting further from their British roots. What the British wanted was a bigger piece of the tobacco industry and American timber for their warships. Also, taxation from a King that was 3,000 miles away did not sit well with the Bostonians. They felt as if they were paying taxes to a King and Parliament that did not allow them to have a voice and representation. After John Hancock’s ship the “Liberty” got raided and creased by the British, riots broke out through out the city. The King ordered 4,000 red coats to go to America and force his laws upon the Bostonian people. The Bostonian’s were under occupation.
What is the definition of massacre? It is the unnecessary or indiscriminate killing of a large number of people. In my opinion, it looks to me like the Bostonians were trying to provoke the British soldiers. The British soldiers feared for their lives. Over fifty Bostonians surrounded the soldiers. Officer Preston should have had more soldiers from the 29th Regiment accompany him to the Old State House on King Street. I think that a larger force would have intimidated the Bostonian crowd. They did not fear for their lives and they felt that they could over run the 8 British soldiers. Fear is what caused Private Hugh Montgomery to fire the first shoot into the crowd; it was his fear for his life. The other soldiers out of fear and confusion followed suit. Was it right for them to fire on the Bostonian crowd? I don’t believe so, but what I do believe is that Captain Preston was in charge and should have quickly stopped his soldiers
“The Boston Massacre” My report is about the Boston Massacre. Let me start of by telling you a little bit about what led up to the Boston Massacre .The Townshend act was a series of laws passed in the beginning of 1767 by the parliament Great Britain relating to the British Colonies. The purpose of the Townshend acts was supposed to raise revenue to help pay the cost of maintaining an army in North America. When they changed the purpose, its purpose was to raise money in the colonies to pay the…
many events led up to the Revolutionary War, there was one truly historic event that led the patriots to rebel. The Boston Massacre was kindled by the heavy military presence in Boston, British soldiers taking colonists jobs, and hatred for the heavy tax burden placed on the colonists. On March 5, 1770 a group of protestors encountered an armed British patrol in the streets of Boston. The protest mob grew angry and more violent and started to throw snowballs at the British soldiers. Tensions finally…
Paul Reveres Engraving of The Boston Massacre Page 1 There is much controversy over the events that occurred on March 5, 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts. On this night while guarding a Boston Custom House, a British sentry begins to be taunted by a group of boys. After reaching his breaking point the soldier hit one of the boys with his musket. Following that a crowd of fifty or sixty people began to crowd around the soldier telling him to call for help. Captain Thomas Preston was…
The Boston Massacre is remembered as one of the real reasons why our country's colonists decided to rise up and take what the British thought they owned. People like Samuel Adams used this as a reason to take over British rule. The very day after the trial, Samuel Adams argued in a meeting that the British troops needed “to be immediately removed from the city of Boston” and that the shootings “were an outrage”. Many thought that the British troops actually targeted the colonists that night. That…
March 5th, 1770, one of the most unthinkable events happened. It was a tragedy that should never have to be relived, filled with bloodshed and horror. It was called the Boston Massacre. Although many believe it to be true, the massacre was not the royal official's fault! The colonists brought this onto themselves. They taunted the out-numbered soldiers to the point where self-defense was the only option, and yelled so loud they couldn't possibly have heard their captain's orders. The screams…
correspondence with the essay below. 1756.................Seven Years' War begins 1757.................William Pitt takes control of Seven Years' War 1763.................Peace of Paris ends Seven Years' War 1770.................Boston Massacre begins 1773.................Boston Tea Party 1773.................Tea Act During the period of 1756 - 1776, several things caused a breakdown of the relationship between England and the 13 colonies. One was the military conflict. The second was a political…
Absurdity of the Townshend Duties and the Boston Massacre By: Leo Lei Word Count: 496 There is no doubt that in the past decade, resentment towards our British founders has grown evermore coherent. This hatred sought its peak a week ago after the events of what headlines everywhere have coined, “The Boston Massacre” which is the quite the hyperbole, but I will get to that a little later. So what really sparked this controversy? Well, the simple answer is Britain’s continued surge to maintain…
being free. Then one he ran away to sea and got a job as a sailor for 20 years. He was finally free(“Crispus Attucks,” Wikipedia). He had heard that there was a problem down in Boston and went to see what was going on and saw sailors and workers screaming and yelling for freedom from the British. Then the Boston “Bloody” Massacre had broke out and Crispus Attucks was the first one to die that day, March 5, 1770 (“History,” Crispus Attucks). Crispus Attucks was important to history because he started…
arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot by British troops stationed in Boston. The American Patriots labeled the killings "The Boston Massacre." 1773- Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.…
colonies left them angry and fighting for the removal of the duties. Their opposition took many forms, the most successful being the political group, the Sons of Liberty. The British handled their taxation issues poorly and their response to the Boston Massacre proved unsuccessful. All the while, a growing sense of being an American was spreading through the colonies. Being a citizen of the New World was highly favoured over being an English citizen of the Old World. Up to their knees in war debt…
