Who Is To Blame For The Boston Massacre

The first reason I believe the Boston Massacre is because of Paul Revere's painting. After studying his painting, I would say it is very inaccurate. Not only was Crispus Attucks not shown as an African American, but Paul Revere shows innocence to the crowd of colonists. It was said that colonists had started by throwing snowballs, but snow is also not located anywhere on the painting. The saying that the Boston Massacre must've started after nine o'clock in the evening may be a false statement too because there is a patch of blue sky showing. I believe the Boston Massacre may actually have started in the morning as the moon can still be up, even during light. Paul Revere's painting was basically an

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.

There were multiple things that happened before the Boston Massacre but the major one was the taxing of tons of products like lead, paper, and sugar. The colonists strongly disliked the taxes Great Britain was placing on them and were outraged. They thought that it was against there rights and unfair. Because of the taxing, they started protesting British goods. One event that happened just before the massacre was the Townshend Acts; this was when Britain placed a tax on things like glass and paint. From this source it says, “Just like when Britain imposed the Stamp Act, the colonists began to protest and the British brought in soldiers to keep order”(ducksters.com). Besides protesting, things then started getting violent. To try and keep stuff in order, Great Britain decided to send some of their soldiers to the colonies. All of the different taxes Britain placed on different things sparked a rebellion within the colonies. Finally, the colonies realized that they wanted to be free.

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.

I am writing to express my opinion about the events that occurred March 5, 1770 in Boston. I feel very strongly that the blame rests solely on the nine British soldiers that fought in the massacre. These soldiers were much to harsh to the colonists were involved in this fight, and had no right to fire a gun at these innocent colonists trying to stand up for their rights of privacy, as well as just rights in general. I believe that the world should know what really happened on March 5, 1770 in the streets of Boston. I hope that you should continue reading to find out more.

On March 5, 1770...The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a lot of colonists. There was not a  massacre on March 5, 1770 in Boston because. According to the sources B,C and D say that the colonists had weapons and they were also attacking in the massacre. The evidence that supports my claims is that in documents B,C,D the colonists are clearly seen with weapons according to the documents with the gazette, it said that the colonists had weapons and were involved in the fight. This supports my own opinion because in document b the colonists are seen with some type of sword or golf club. My second reason

On March 5, 1770, colonists were taunting a British sentry outside the Customs House. This was common for a day in colonized America. However, this day was more meaningful than any other before. The British sentry retaliated causing a considerable mob of colonists to get involved. Then some more British came to aid their comrade. Amid the chaos, the British fired their muskets into the crowd killing five and injuring three. This would later be referred to as the Boston Massacre. A lack of discipline by the British Soldiers prompted the Boston Massacre.

After the French and Indian War, Britain did numerous things to provoke the colonists to revolt against the tyrant king, King George III. The British taxed unfairly and enforced ridiculous laws on the colonists. the colonists rebelled due to anger and disgust toward Britain, and through pride and patriotism toward their future country, they fought for independence. King George III was a cruel and unfair man. He treated the colonists wrongly and ungraciously.

The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5th, 1770 whenever a group of American colonists who called themselves ‘The Protestors’ started an uprising at the Customs House. The Protestors instigated this Massacre by having taunted the British soldiers until one Protestor threw a snowball and hit Private Hugh Montgomery. Once he was hit he opened fire on the unarmed colonists and his fellow soldiers followed in his malicious shoes. In all, they killed five colonists, Crispius Attucks, Patrick Carr, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, and James Caldwell, and left 3 colonists injured. The trial for the soldiers ended in December of 1770 where they were all found guilty of manslaughter and their punishment was to have their thumbs branded with an ‘M’ for murderer. This massacre made many people consider the thought of freedom and some voiced this thought. The Sons of Liberty advertised this massacre as a doorway to battle for American Liberty ("The Boston Massacre.").

Also according to Document 4, it states “damn your bloods-why don’t you fire.”. This demonstrates that the colonists were taunting the British, urging them to shoot. The colonists in Boston were promoting violence and were not an innocent party in the scenario. The fact that the colonists were taunting the British also justifies my belief that this event was not a massacre. Since the colonists were taunting the British, they cannot be considered the innocent party.

The Boston Massacre was the start of a rebellion. The Boston Massacre is an important event which involved the the British army killing a group of innocent people After the massacre occurred, it changed the perspective of the British. According to Document 4, there is a picture showing the British army armed and ready to kill. Although the drawing of the officer is inaccurate, it still persuaded americans to go against the British. The picture depicts the British as murderers which cause the americans to rebel against the king. This event made the British army ook cruel and violent. According to Document 6, “What is to defend us against so enormous, so unlimited a

The Boston Massacre was and is still a debatable Massacre. The event occurred on March 5, 1776. It involved the rope workers of the colonial Boston and two British regiments, the twenty-ninth and the fourteenth regiments. Eleven people were shot in the incident; five people were killed and the other six were merely wounded. The soldiers and the captain, Thomas Preston, were all put on trial. All were acquitted of charges of murder, however the two soldiers who fired first, Private Mathew Killroy, and Private William Montgomery, the two soldiers were guilty of manslaughter. The causes were numerous for this event. There had been a nation wide long-term dislike towards the British, and a growing hatred towards them by the people of Boston.

On March 5, 1770 around nine o’clock a group of colonists gathered at the old state house and began to taunt British soldiers stationed there. One was struck by a rock being thrown by a colonist, his rifle discharging as he fell. The other soldiers began firing, and after the smoke cleared five colonists were dead. Captain Preston, who was the captain of the 29th Regiment of Foot, later gave an account on the trial that states that the massacre was a blunder on the British soldier’s part. Preston’s account states that the British were there to protect the king’s chest that Preston thought would be plundered by the colonists. The colonialists were mostly responsible for the Boston Massacre; the British troops were only acting on the defensive.

The Boston Massacre is appropriately named because on March 5th 1770 the bostonian colonists outraged at the fact redcoats (british soldiers) were in their city. The bostonians rioted in the streets, threw sticks stones snowballs and whatever trash they could find lying around. On this day the colonists marched towards the bank, redcoats were sent to help ward off the colonists but that only made the bostonians angrier. In the confusion 5 shots were fired by the redcoats, striking 5 colonists dead. The word of the horrible day at boston was spread through propaganda to the other colonies.This event is STILL remembered as one of the most important events leading up to the american revolution. The

The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770, where and British soldiers were involved in an incident that took 5 lives. This event was a push in the minds of colonists to rebel against the British. Even before this, many colonists were defying unjust British laws. Being heavily taxed without a say in Parliament created tension between the two groups. Because of this, a group of colonists formed a secret organization called the Sons of Liberty. Their purpose was to fight against British taxation and to protect their own rights. Of these brave people, out came a silversmith and Patriot leader, Paul Revere. He also recreated the Boston Massacre into an engraving. “The Bloody Massacre” was a piece of war propaganda that didn’t accurately depict