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Some colonists were throwing snowballs with sticks in them at the soldiers. One of the soldiers slipped and accidentally fired his gun. In confusion the other soldiers began to shoot at the colonists and killed 5 and injured 6.
The Siege of Boston began April 19, 1775. The battle was between the American colonies and the British. William Howe was the British commander, he saw that British position was indefensible and order his soldiers to withdraw from Boston.
The Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street, was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot (a black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell), and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later (Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr). A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At the trial, John Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British, leading to their acquittal and release. Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Paine were the attorneys for the prosecution. Later, two of the British soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter.
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There were a lot of British soldiers in Boston. This led to a tense situation that eventually caused a series of brawls between soldiers and civilians. It eventually led to troops firing their weapons, after being threatened by a rioting crowd. Three civilians were killed at the scene of the shooting, eleven were injured, and two died after the incident. This incident sparked rebellious feelings among the people in the colonies. The Boston Massacre is what started the American Revolutionary War.
Some colonists were throwing snowballs with sticks in them at the soldiers. One of the soldiers slipped and accidentally fired his gun. In confusion the other soldiers began to shoot at the colonists and killed 5 and injured 6.
The Siege of Boston began April 19, 1775. The battle was between the American colonies and the British. William Howe was the British commander, he saw that British position was indefensible and order his soldiers to withdraw from Boston.
The Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street, was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot (a black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell), and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later (Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr). A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At the trial, John Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British, leading to their acquittal and release. Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Paine were the attorneys for the prosecution. Later, two of the British soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter.
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There were a lot of British soldiers in Boston. This led to a tense situation that eventually caused a series of brawls between soldiers and civilians. It eventually led to troops firing their weapons, after being threatened by a rioting crowd. Three civilians were killed at the scene of the shooting, eleven were injured, and two died after the incident. This incident sparked rebellious feelings among the people in the colonies. The Boston Massacre is what started the American Revolutionary War.
because the British began to violate the rights of the colonists.
The events at concord changed the conflict between great Britain by the British were forced to retreat to Boston and the events effected the colonists by although Revere had been arrested, the colonists of Concord were warned by another rider.
One person who became famous was Crispus Attucks, a free black man (who seems to have been part black and part Wampanoag Indian); Attucks was the first person killed during the Boston Massacre in 1770. He was among a group of colonists protesting against the British soldiers; by some accounts, the protest turned violent as colonists began throwing objects at the soldiers; other accounts say Attucks was not one of the men who was throwing anything. But in either case, the soldiers opened fire, and Attucks was among those who were shot to death. Many colonists regarded him and the other victims as heroes, and their deaths inspired further protests.
because the British began to violate the rights of the colonists.
because the British began to violate the rights of the colonists.
because the British began to violate the rights of the colonists.
because the British began to violate the rights of the colonists.