other in the spring of 1770. On March 5, 1770 the Boston Massacre took place. Although, it wasn’t even a massacre. A massacre is defined as the mass-murder of a group of innocent, unaware, unarmed people. What really happened on that day was a riot. Both sides were armed. The colonists had icy snowballs, chunks of wood, and oyster shells; while the British soldiers were armed with muskets and bayonets. There is proof that the Boston Massacre was planned by the colonists and even if it wasn’t
In our group, our perspective of Boston Massacre is that British soldiers were self-defense, not attempted murder. Boston Massacre was an incident March fifth 1770 that British which British Army soldiers had a flight with the American people on king street that killed five male citizens, injured six others. This incident like a trigger point that caused grave indignation of the American people to start to struggle against British governing. Cause of in 1765, British collected more and more taxes
becoming more evident in British minds. With the first few acts such as the Stamp Acts, Quartering Acts, Tea Act, and etc., the British had placed on the colonists, the sense of patriotism becomes more common in all Americans. But the event of the Boston Massacre, which had troops of British soldiers fire upon a crowd of colonists, boosted the idea of freedom and furthered the hate of Britain by the colonists. This occurrence, although tragic, did help the colonists unite together and aided the revolution
The Boston Massacre happened because of Captain John Goldfinch not replying to the apprentice Edward Garrick. He ignored the young apprentice and kept walking he complained to his friend then the Private Hugh White replies that the captain is a gentleman. Then White conked Edward in the head. This is how the conflict started. If Goldfinch had just told him he had paid, the conflict may not started. When the apprentice left and came back with friends, they started throwing snowballs at the sentry
Boston Massacre The day of 5, March 1770 have its immense significance in the history of America. It is remembered as the day of the killing of five heroes of the revolutionary process of America. It is the day of Boston Massacre. It has its strong implications in the nation’s history (Sanchez). All the dispute between American colonist and the government of United kingdom take place when King George III send his military to America to control the agony created by the American colonist. This move
colonists. The city of Boston beforehand had long been known as a rebellious city, from also harassing new customs commissioners that led to British militia being placed in the city. While it is technically the fault of the colonist mob for the massacre occurring, the Boston Massacre was but one of many explosive culminations of American frustration with the British crown. From pieces of legislature that ridiculously taxed the colonies to an excess military presence, the Boston Massacre, despite the casualties
British soldiers stationed in Boston Massachusetts. The massacre happened on March 5, between the British troops and a crowd in Boston. In the evening of that day, tension would reach a bloody and dangours point resulting in what has been named The Boston Massacre which had also been called the “Incident on King Street” by the British. This incident would turn out to be one of the major events leading to the American Revolution. The story about how the Boston Massacre happened always is different
Secondly, the Americans were unjustified in their separation from Britain because they had a biased view against all that the British did. One well known event that occurred before the American Revolution was the Boston Massacre (History.com Staff, “Boston Massacre”). It occurred on the 5th of March in 1770. A bunch of British soldiers came to support a sentry that was being harassed and taunted by a crowd of American colonists. In response, the British fired. Three were immediately dead upon the
What happened on March 5, 1770? The Boston Massacre happened. Many of the colonist had just lost their jobs so they gathered around together. The colonist were not happy that they had lost their jobs most of the colonists were furious. A seventeen year old boy who was an apprentice had stepped out of his group and was screaming at the British that's when it happen. A British soldier had hit the seventeen-year old apprentice that's when the crowd went wild and started to fight with the British.
Based on the investigation, the events on March 5th, 1770 in Boston, MA might have been a massive murder, along with self-defense. Even before the massacre had taken place, there was a controversy between the colonists and the government. Many people, including the colonists were angry and intended to destroy the idea of taxes the government was imposing on them. The massacre had taken place on March 5th, 1770. I believe that the redcoats are responsible for the five colonists who have died. Therefore