Revolutionary War: The Boston Massacre

There are three ways that the colonist protested against the British which are the Boston Massacre, The Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party. One of the ways the colonist protested against the British is the Boston Massacre. They were mad that the soldiers because they took their jobs. The colonist were also mad at the British for stealing their goods from shops. They were also mad about the taxes. The colonists protested by a mob moving toward the customhouse where the British taxes were collected. The protesters picked up sticks, stones, and clubs. The crowd threw sticks and stones at the soldiers. They knocked down a British soldier. The British redcoats got mad and shot and killed 5 colonists which is why it was called a massacre.

The tension between the colonies and Britain was nothing new. There were several occasions where the colonies became greatly infuriated with the unpleasant treatment they were receiving. Prior to the year 1770, much of the outcry came from the acts passed by the British government, such as the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and Declaratory Act (“A Timeline of the American Revolution”). Even though the colonists were infuriated, it would take something more to push them over the edge. This something would turn out to be what is now called the Boston Massacre. Although the Boston Massacre won’t go down as the deadliest massacre in American history, it will go down as one of the most pivotal turning points due to the colonists’ depiction of the event.

The Boston Massacre is considered by many historians to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. The British soldiers and citizens brawled in streets and fought in bars. “The citizens viewed the British soldiers as potential oppressors, competitors for jobs, and a treat to social mores'; (Mahin 1). A defiant anti-British fever was lingering among the townspeople.     

All in all, the event that took place on march 5th was the colonists fault. They were immature and tried to solve their problems through violence. However, this clearly accomplished no good, and led to the loss of five men. The Boston Massacre was a misconception and falsely accused Great Britain. Many patriots created newspapers, phamlets, and articles that described the colonists as innocent, brainwashing the public's view on the event. One man guilty of this, was Paul Revere. Although people around the world call this event a massacre even today, their is a plethora of reasons why it was a mutual fight and not a British massacre against the colonists. In conclusion, this event showed society how actions can get blown out of proportion, and there is two sides to every

It is my opinion that the Boston massacre was a simply tragic riot. While it is clearly an important moment in the beginning of the revolutionary war. The British had no control of the situation which in this case was problematic. I will attempt to quickly summarize why this is my opinion.

On March 5th 1770, shots was were fired at colonists leaving 5 of them dead. The colonist were mad about the Stamp Act and were protesting. The King sent soldiers to go and maintain the colonist, this later ended up causing the boston massacre. The Boston Massacre lead to more tension for the revolutionary war. There were a lot people that could have been at fault on this day. The colonists are to blame because they were taunting the soldiers, throwing objects at the soldiers, and the colonist were upset with the stamp act.

The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Massacre was a small riot between the colonists and British soldiers. Evidence supports that the colonists were to blame for the events that led to the Boston Massacre, which resulted in five colonial deaths.

The Second reason is that is that the colonists pushed their rights against the British Soldiers. The colonists would hurt and taunt the British Soldiers while knowing that they couldn’t taunt them back. The British were quick-tempered but managed to stay loyal and not fire until it got too out of hand and the colonists started a riot, then that when the British Soldiers responded with force. The colonists essentially started the fight by using force first.

With the killing of the five colonists, British regulars thought that the Culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1786 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshed Act.

In studying the Boston Massacre, there are many views of the cause of the event and the effect it had on American history and the colonies. It is my personal belief that the Boston Massacre was fueled by the abuse and isolation of the British soldiers and the civil disobedience of the colonial people that was substantiated by the feelings of their own lack of freedom. The event was used as propaganda by prominent people such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams to lead the colonies in a revolutionary uprising.

Revolution. This event brought attention to the unfair ways the British soldiers were treating the colonists. The British were treating the colonists unfairly by taxing them and using their homes for shelter and food. They used them for food by making them make meals for them to eat and if the colonist was a farmer with horses they would also take the horses. I will talk about the famous lawyer John Adams and other events that happened in the Boston Massacre.

However, an event that had innocent colonists murdered would be a strong motive to bring a divided colony together. Political activist would have a greater motivate to incite an event that would bring thirteen colonies together. The British soldiers would not have a strong objective to incite this attack. They had nothing to gain in the incident killings of the colonists. As a result of the confrontation the soldiers were put on trial and two were convicted of manslaughter. To call the soldiers actions deliberate is not supported by there past actions and mission to restore order. There is limited evidence that the soldiers fired into the crowd for any other purpose than self-defense. This one event brought thirteen colonies together and helped drive the revolution against Britain. The Boston Massacre is full of controversy, confusion and doubt that forever change the history of the American struggle. The Patriot leader, John Adams, would declare, “the foundation of American independence was laid on the evening of March 5, 1770” (102). Five years later the American Revolution would

First, I believe that the British were more responsible for the battle is because the colonists were making the British pay for taxes that they didn’t have a say for the approval of them. If I was the British, I would be mad to because your paying taxes but don’t even have a say in the approval

On the night of March 5, 1770, colonists went to the Boston Customs House. They were angered from all the laws, for example, the Quartering Act, Stamp Act, and the Townshend Act. The colonists took snowballs with oyster shells and threw them at the soldiers. The soldiers panicked and fired at the colonists, 5 civilians laid died and the colonist protested the massacre and the soldiers were arrested and branded. Personally, the soldiers are to blame for the Boston Massacre because the colonists were treated unfairly, the fight wasn’t fair and the Private Montgomery fired first.

The Boston Massacre is considered by many historians to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. The British soldiers and citizens brawled in streets and fought in bars. “The citizens viewed the British soldiers as potential oppressors, competitors for jobs, and a treat to social mores”. A defiant anti-British fever was lingering among the townspeople.