How Did North's Government Have To Deal Between 1770 And 1775?

Protests in the streets against the British soldiers for this Townshend Tea Tax led to the first bloodshed early in the Revolution. The “Boston Massacre” was the killing of eleven citizens on the streets of Boston when a group of sixty colonists led by Crispus Attucks were protesting the new act. The news of this slaughter was spread throughout the colonies by the Committees of Correspondence set up by a rich politician named Samuel Adams. These committees made it possible for information on everything resistance-related to reach all of the colonies in due time. In this way was news of the Boston Massacre spread across the United States which created outrage across the country. As tea was shipped to America under the new tea tax, rebellion stirred in Boston. Colonists disguised themselves and pillaged the trade ships, ruining millions of dollars worth of tea. In response to this, Parliament passed the ‘Intolerable Acts’ which outraged the colonists even further by closing the Boston ports, placing Massachusetts under royal authority, and allowing the Catholic French to settle along the Ohio River Valley under the new policies. Thus continued Parliament to colonist battle as the First Continental Congress met to discuss their rights as subjects under the king and announce the changes they wanted made in the Declaration of Rights which argued that the natural rights of

Franklin also played an important role in the colonial postal system. In 1737, the British appointed him postmaster of Philadelphia, and he went on to become a postmaster general for all the American colonies. In this role he instituted various measures to improve mail service. However, the British dismissed him from

On the cold and snowy night of March 5, 1770, rioters marched down King Street in Boston, breaking the usual silence. In front of the customs office, the violent rioters were met by five British soldiers and their commanding officer. They immediately began haranguing the soldiers. During the ensuing chaos, the soldiers, who had been bombarded by stones and balls of ice, were becoming anxious as they waited for commands from their superiors. However, the soldiers panicked when they heard, through the yells of the rioters, the word “Fire!”. Upon hearing that word, the soldiers opened fire on the crowd with their muskets. “Shouts and curses filled the air.” (pg. 206). Five rioters were swiftly killed.This was the infamous Boston Massacre- An event that shaped U.S. history and fed the growing flames of revolution among the British colonists in America. After the massacre, the outraged people of Boston called for a trial. Defending the soldiers was renowned lawyer and future president John Adams, who believed that everyone should be granted a fair trial. With the help of Mr. Adams, the soldiers were determined to achieve victory. Through months of thought and many struggles, they succeeded. As punishment, the soldiers were branded and sent back to England, but

On March 5 1770, a union of colonists gathered at the Customs House where they protested and harassed soldiers standing outside. These colonists were representing The Sons of Liberty, a secret organization aiming to rebel against the British Parliament. There was an abundance of tension between the colonists and Great Britain after new taxes were passed and British troops arrived in Massachusetts to enforce them. After many hours of chanting and protesting a shot was fired; the atrocious event left five men dead. The question society still ponders over 200 years later is what really happened and whose fault was it? The Boston Massacre initiated because of miscommunication; it was not a massacre but a mutual riot.

According to "Report of the Boston Tea Party, Boston Gazette", the pre-Boston Tea Party time was one of great tensions between not only the colonists and the citizens and crown back in Britain, but also with the loyalists who resided in the colonies and wanted to remain loyal to the monarchy. Those who wanted to break away showed extreme loathing towards loyalists and in many cases caused physical and emotional harm to them and loved ones, such as the case of Ann Hulton whose brother was tarred and feathered not just once, but twice, the second time in front of his parents. In a mezzotint attributed to Philip Dawe, the image depicts the Bostonians forcing scalding tea down the throat of John Malcolm, a customs official in retaliation against the taxes imposed by the British government, the liberty tree, and the Boston Tea Party taking place in the background. Officials representing the British Monarchy in any form were loathed and often were the targets of what the British viewed as terrorist attacks but, in the eyes of the colonists, were mere displays of their willingness to retaliate. The outbursts of aggression only served to further divide them and fed the fire that led to war. The colonists explored their own levels of revolution and rebellion against Britain and its followers. The concept of freedom from a king and crown was a new one to

Several conflicts between the colonist and soldiers ended in the Boston Massacre which resulted as a response to some laws imposed in the colonies from the British Empire. Examples of these laws were: the stamp act in perpetuity, which was repelled after colonists’ protests; the Townshend Revenue Act, which add new taxes to goods like sugar, tea, glass, etc.; and

Document E, written from the perspective of an English colonist named Thomas Barnard, proclaims his enthusiasm for the treaty. “America, mayest well rejoice, The Children of New England may be glad and triumph”. As a colonist, Barnard is excited of the Peace Treaty that allowed Britain to gain new territory. Although Barnard feels proud and glad, he is not able to foresee the changing relations between the British colonies and England that would bring riots and protests lead by angry colonists encouraging a revolution in the years after 1763. Unlike in Document E, colonists were outraged and furious because of the tax.

Prologue: A Revolutionary People 1. What sorts of resistance to government occurred in Massachusetts in the 1770s? Compare this activity to the actions of the Massachusetts Regulators in 1786-87. In what ways are they similar? In what ways do they differ?

The Boston Massacre is one of the most controversial events in American history that occurred in Boston before the American Revolution. Certainly, it has a fundamental role in the development of America as a nation, which led it to have a huge motivation for revolution. A heavy British military presence and having very high taxes in the country were some of the main reasons that made Boston citizens very irritated. Thus, there were already many disagreements and tensions between inhabitants and the British that could have led to the Massacre. In this essay, I will carefully analyze three primary sources, and compare these to the interpretation given by HBO’s John Adams. In my view, these sources can be

Thomas Hutchinson, chief justice and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, despite his goal to prevent passage of the dreaded Stamp Act, was violently hated by the people of Boston. In the middle of dinner on August 26, 1765, the most violent mob in the history of America attacked the mansion of Governor Hutchinson. If he and his family had not fled the table and escaped their home, they might not have lived through the ordeal. But, why would an angry Boston mob ransack the home of man who wanted to better the lives of the people?

The Boston Tea Party was not only extremely illegal, but at the same time justified. In the 1770’s, it was not rare for the people to be “sheep” with a “shepherd” nearby. Although the people of Boston did well to follow rules and guidelines, there was always one more rule added to the book. The people were almost comparable to slaves. This is because there were always strict rules and many laws. As the people of Boston had grown angered by the government, they had soon enough been pushed over the line. Taxes began to rain down upon them, not only increasing in price but spreading from item to item. It was only when the people decided that they had enough that the future plans were set in motion. They would find ways to rebel the government and show them that they were no longer to be pushed around. These acts would not be simple tasks and would require participants that are brave and strong-hearted. The protesters will come together to rebel the unfair taxes. In order to accomplish these tasks, they needed to have a way to orderly plan attacks, people whom spirits may not be crushed easily, dedication to the movement, and a constant thirst for change.

The Boston massacre occurred primarily because of the Townshend Acts and other acts that required colonist to pay taxes on common goods. The Townshend Acts were enforced by the British parliament that placed taxes on common goods. These taxes, naturally, upset the colonist. After months of tension, the conflict between British troops and the colonist began to arise. On March 5th, 1770 an angry crowd of colonist decided to protest and display their frustration to the British troops. British soldiers led by Thomas Preston met the angry protesters which would later become a fatal event. It is said that Thomas Preston ordered his troop not to fire but due to the chaos the troops misheard his command and began to fire their weapons at the protesters.

They both lived in the same time period and helped each other with writings on the colonies freedom. They both wrote persuasive writings. Both had a cause to help free the colonies from England. Beyond that they both wrote amazing writings in their times. One of Thomas Paineś writings was The American Crisis. This writing helped inspire American Troops who were going to battle with England. These two men were the faces of their time. They both wrote to help inspire and influence. In many of Benjamin Franklin's writings, he used pseudonyms but was so well known that people knew it was him who was writing.

The story spread rapidly throughout colonies. Americans by now had realized that Boston’s cause was their cause.​They all had property which Parliament claimed the right to take away. They all had rep. assemblies that royal governors might dissolve.

“In 1732 Benjamin published Almanack under the name Richard Saunders.” He made it both entertaining and useful, and that made it very profitable. The Almanack contained old proverbs of wisdom from many nations. They were copied and printed all abroad. Benjamin considered his newspaper another way to communicate, where he sometimes published moral writers and his own works. He made sure he did not print libeling or personal abuse. If someone came to him with such an article he would print it separate from his paper. The person was free to hand out their own works, but Franklin was not going to subject his subscribers to such opinions.