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What lead up to the Boston massacre?
The colonists were angry and resentful over the Townshend Acts and the Stamp Act imposed upon them by the British Parliament. They referred to them as the Intolerable Acts. On March 5, 1770, a group of colonists were taunting some of the British soldiers stationed in Boston. After being threatened verbally and having things thrown at them, the British soldiers fired into the crowd killing five people and wounding six others. This incident became known at the Boston Massacre.
Why was molasses so important to the colonists?
Molasses was important mainly because it was used to make rum.
How did the Boston Massacre begin?
At the Boston Customs House, a wigmaker's apprentice mistakenly harangued a British officer about an unpaid bill, and was struck by a British sentry, Private Hugh White. A confrontation with White and the other British soldiers grew heated, with as many as 200 colonists gathering. Some colonists taunted and threw items at the soldiers. One sentry was knocked down, and then (without an order) soldiers fired into the growing mob. Five colonists were killed and six wounded.
What was going on before the Revolutionary War?
In the English colonies in America, British and European colonists had been living and working, building cities and raising families for six or seven generations. They had become increasingly economically independent, self-reliant and culturally distinct from their British and European cousins.
What was the effect on colonists at the sugar at?
well, the sugar act of 1764 was again passed by King George and the british parliamnent. The earlier Molasses Act of 1733 which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses.
Is Andy six British?
No.
Did the Boston massacre become before the Boston Tea Party?
The British taxes on goods created hard feelings between the British and colonists. British soldiers panicked during a protest and caused the Boston Massacre. The British repealed all taxes except the one on tea in an effort to prove to the colonists that they had the power to tax the colonies. The colonists protested and caused the Boston Tea Party.
What are six things an individual organism needs to survive?
the six things that an organism needs are: cellular organization,
What were the six grievances against King George III and their significance?
-For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us-For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world:-For imposing taxes on us without our consent:-For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury:-For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences-For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighboring province, establishing there in an arbitraryThe colonists had no direct representation in Parliament.The colonists were unable to sell products to any country except Britain.To force colonists to buy English products, Parliament placed high on French and Dutch goods.Parliament expected the colonists to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War.
The British were surrounded and the entire British force of over six thousand men surrendered in the Battle of?
saratoga
Why did Boston massacre happen?
stuff bad stuff
What did Nancy Morgan hart do?
hung six british soldiers.
