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It provided fodder for Propaganda and helped whip up revolutionary sentiment. The massacre began after a contingent of British troops were pelted with snowballs by a mob of Bostonians. Mind you, these were not your average fluffy snowballs but chunks of ice and rocks covered with snow. Fearing for their lives, the Redcoats opened fire. The troops were later charged and brought to trial. A Boston jury acquitted most of them, and convicted others of manslaughter. Those found guilty were branded on their thumbs. The defense attorney for the British troops was none other than John Adams, who later became the second president of the United States and was certainly no Tory.
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∙ 8y agoIt provided fodder for Propaganda and helped whip up revolutionary sentiment. The massacre began after a contingent of British troops were pelted with snowballs by a mob of Bostonians. Mind you, these were not your average fluffy snowballs but chunks of ice and rocks covered with snow. Fearing for their lives, the Redcoats opened fire. The troops were later charged and brought to trial. A Boston jury acquitted most of them, and convicted others of manslaughter. Those found guilty were branded on their thumbs. The defense attorney for the British troops was none other than John Adams, who later became the second president of the United States and was certainly no Tory.
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Who is Samuel Atwood from the Boston massacre?
samuel atwood was a colonist that witnessed the boston massacre in the 1700's.
What event occurred as a result of the colonist taunting British soldiers?
The Boston Massacre
Who fought in the Boston massacre?
no one fought in it. it was just soldiers with guns and colonist were throwing rocks and sticks at them.In the Boston massacre the English soldiers and the colonist "fought" in the battle.
What is the Boston left 5 colonist dead?
This event is known as the Boston Massacre.
What was the effect of the tension rising between the soldier and the colonist is Boston?
The Boston massacre affected the tensions rose.
Which famous colonist was killed durin the Boston massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What action started the Boston massacre?
British killed five colonist
How did the Boston massacre influence the colonist opinion of England?
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What was the colonist reaction to the Boston massacre?
The colonists reacted to the Boston Massacre by forming militias and eventually fighting the British in the American Revolution. It is sometimes said that the Massacre was the start of the war.
Why did they start the Boston massacre?
The colonist got angry that taxes were so high.
Why did they start Boston massacre?
The colonist got angry that taxes were so high.
What event occurred in 1770 in which colonist were killed by English soldier?
Boston Massacre
