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Britain's hiring soldiers from to fight the colonists infuriated North Americans?
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King George III hired about 18,000 German mercenary soldiers called "Hessians" to augment British forces. The Americans were infuriated because the Germans were known for their brutal methods plus the Americans considered it to be a "family" war.
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What did the clashes between colonists and British soldiers at Lexington and Concord prove?
Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves
Who won the Boston Massacre?
There was not a winning and a losing side in the Boston Massacre. Five Colonials died, and the soldiers were tried in civil court. Two were found guilty of manslaughter. But it was not a win nor a defeat. It was just a moment in history.
What document accused King George III of England of imposing taxes on English colonists without the right to do so?
british soldiers had to be house and fed by the americans
What did the colonists had to follow the laws of?
what rules did the colonists have to follow
Why did some North Americans side with th British in the French and Indian war?
Americans that supported the British, or Loyalists, supported the British in fear of losing their fortunes if the Colonists lost the Indepence War.
How did Americans feel about Quartering Act?
Some colonists were infuriated. Others accepted this act, and let the British soldiers stay in their houses.
Why did the soldiers have to stay with the colonists?
becuz the king wanted the soldiers to protect the colonists from any attacks from the native americans
Why were British soldiers stationed in the colonies after 1763?
to keep peace between the colonists and Native Americans
Why did British soldiers open fire on colonists in the events known as Boston Massacre?
Colonists had thrown rocks and snowballs at the soldiers.
What did the clashes between colonists and British soldiers at Lexington and Concord prove?
Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves
How did barnardo de galvez help the Continental Army?
Galvez gathered small groups of Spanish soldiers, French Americans, colonists, and Native Americans and became a key ally to the patriots.
Why did the british soldiers kill colonists in the Boston massacre?
Because the British soldiers hated the colonists' guts.
What did the colonists realize after fighting alongside British soldiers?
They were very different from the British soldiers and wanted to declare independence from England.
Who won the Boston Massacre?
There was not a winning and a losing side in the Boston Massacre. Five Colonials died, and the soldiers were tried in civil court. Two were found guilty of manslaughter. But it was not a win nor a defeat. It was just a moment in history.
What document accused King George of England of imposing taxes on English colonists without the right to do so?
british soldiers had to be house and fed by the americans
Why British soldiers open fire on colonists in the event known as the Boston massacre?
Colonists had thrown rocks and snowballs at the soldiers.
What document accused King George III of England of imposing taxes on English colonists without the right to do so?
british soldiers had to be house and fed by the americans
