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    What happened on March 5th 1770 one may ask, it what we call the Boston massacre. In short the Boston massacre was a shooting done by British navy guards, killing 5 people and injuring 6 others. Captain Thomas Preston was in charge of the 8 or 9 soldiers who were firing. The shooting was caused by undisciplined British soldiers who were angry with American Protestors called patriots. There are many things in this story that contribute to the notion of undisciplined soldier like personal biases, not

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    Five years before the beginning of the American Revolution, five men were killed by British soldiers that had been stationed in Boston to discourage rebellion against the Townshed acts. The British and loyalists blamed the entire event on the people of Boston for harassing the soldiers. In their view, the soldiers had acted in self defense. American colonists, on the other hand, blamed the soldiers and used the event to show the dangerous consequences of having a standing army.1 Radicals saw the

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    The Boston Massacre is not as unknown as it seems. Although there are some events left to a mystery, there are sources from that time, whose information matches up. Some people say that we do not know who started the “massacre”. According to Captain Preston’s account, “On Monday night about 8 o’clock two soldiers were attacked and beat.” This shows the colonists being the initiators, but also, no one truly knows what was said before by either the soldiers’ or the colonists’ part due to all the

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    On the evening of March 5, 1770 the Boston Massacre started on king street because of a small argument between Hugh White and a few colonists, it began to increase as more colonists came and began to beat, throw sticks, and snowballs at Hugh White . Soon there were 50 colonists at the area of the scene. Captain Thomas Preston sent some soldiers to the custom house to take order. The sight of the British soldiers were armed with bayonets which made the crowd shout at them and daring them to fire

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    The Unreedeemed Capitive discloses the story of John Williams and his family becoming captives of the French and Mohawk Indians and after their return from Canada, pursuing to “redeem” Eunice Williams, John William’s daughter, back to a puritan lifestyle. Starting at Deefield, Masschusetts, October 1703, “Reverend Mr” John Williams writes a letter to the governor Joseph Dudley of Massachusetts Bay of the apprehension of being attacked by the French and the Indians and a request to abate the taxes

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    Are The Alice Killings real? Did they ever happen? I'm here to find out. Now I've heard of this story before. I finally read it and I noticed that it never really added up to be a crime itself. It's to simialar to The Playing Card Killer, the song Hitobashira Arisu, which translated as Alice of Human Sacrifice, by Yugami-P, and the case of Matsunaga Futoshi. Suposivly The Alice Killings crime happened between 1999 and 2005. Five people were killed or were they really. The first killed Megumi Sasaki

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    3. North End Boasting of amazing views of the Boston Harbor, North End was once the home of Paul Revere. Today, it includes narrow cobblestone streets that wind throughout the neighborhood. Because of its historic past, it attracts visitors from throughout the city and the country. It is known as the oldest neighborhood in Boston. Other than its historic past, North End is also known for its public art and unusual shops. While it spans just one square mile in size, it offers delicious Italian food

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    Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre? In history, there are many events where the exact occurrences are not clear. The Boston Massacre, which took place on the evening of March 5, 1770, was absolutely no exception. Evidence is spotty, details can be lacking, and testimonies are often told from a personal and bias perspective. Determining the bias of each testimony is key to learning the motivations behind each witness, which in turn is key in deciphering the actual events of the Boston Massacre

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    The Boston Massacre 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

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    Many people say that the Boston Massacre was planned. However, it doesn’t seem to be. Throughout these testimonies, stories, or sources, it is shown that the Boston Massacre did not happen on purpose. They provide plenty of evidence that shows that it was most likely an accident. First of all, the civilians made the soldiers mad by throwing snowballs and heavy clubs at them. They would not leave the soldiers alone and kept bothering them. They would yell at them and say things like “why don’t you

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