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The British caused it by being in Boston. Red Coats get relatively no pay so they competed for jobs with the Bostonians. That, and the stress of taxes (Sugar and Stamp Acts) caused a lot of hostilities towards the British. A mob started throwing things at guards outside the custom house. Major Pitcairn tried to keep his troops from firing back, but they did anyway. When one person fired, others followed. It's important to remember that the British directly involved did nothing but compete for jobs. They were under attack from ice balls, stones, anything the mob could throw, they did. Paul Revere's picture where the Bostonians looked completely innocent was not what really happened. It was Propaganda to antagonize Britain.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Boston Tea Party is the most famous protest shown by the Colonists. They used the Boston Massacre to highlight their view that the British were unjust, and that the Colonies must be free from British rule.
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∙ 16y agoThey called the British Redcoats names and provoked them by throwing snowballs (some with sticks in them) and oystershells.
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∙ 11y agoPatriots acted out of line and they threw items at the British
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The Boston massacre was a response to what?
Th Boston Massacre was a response to The stationing of british soldiers in Boston
What was the purpose of the Boston massacre?
the purpose of the Boston massacre was that the people in Boston didn't want the british in their "city", and that is what led up to the Boston massacre
In court I defended British soldiers who were in the Boston massacre. Who am I?
If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.
Who was the defender of British Soliders at the Boston massacre trial?
John Adams deffended the british soldiers, But did he change his mind about the Boston massacre after...?
When british soldiers fired into an angry crowd of townspeople what was it called?
boston massacre?
The Boston massacre was a response to what?
Th Boston Massacre was a response to The stationing of british soldiers in Boston
What was the purpose of the Boston massacre?
the purpose of the Boston massacre was that the people in Boston didn't want the british in their "city", and that is what led up to the Boston massacre
In court I defended British soldiers who were in the Boston massacre. Who am I?
If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.
What role did john Adam play after the Boston massacre?
John Adams defended the British soldiers who were arrested after the Boston massacre.
Who was the defender of British Soliders at the Boston massacre trial?
John Adams deffended the british soldiers, But did he change his mind about the Boston massacre after...?
When british soldiers fired into an angry crowd of townspeople what was it called?
boston massacre?
The cause of the Boston massacre in 1770 the tension between?
townspeople and soldiers
What other names is the Boston massacre called?
It was an incident on 5 March, 1770. British soldiers shot at american colonists and killed 5 of them. Later it was called a 'massacre' by the Americans to increade hatred against the British.
How did Paul use the Boston massacre?
He used the Boston Massacre as a way to make the colonists angry with the British.
Who were the Boston massacre between?
The Bostinians and the British
Did Paul Revere use the Boston massacre?
He used the Boston Massacre as a way to make the colonists angry with the British.
How Paul Revere use the Boston massacre?
He used the Boston Massacre as a way to make the colonists angry with the British.
