The Boston Massacre, also known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was an incident in 1770 wherein British Army soldiers killed 5 male civilians and injured six others. This small group of soldiers had been stationed in Boston in 1768 to help the British king's officials attempt to enforce unpopular legislation. These soldiers were subjected to verbal abuse and thrown objects until they eventually snapped and fired into the crowd without orders.
Which person would have been most likely to refer to the events of the Boston massacre?
Yes, people threw vegetables during the events leading up to the Boston Massacre.
The Boston Massacre was in the Massachusettes colony. (Boston, Massachusettes)
No, the Boston massacre only raised tempers in the colonies further. The battle of Lexington and Concord were the first major battles that sort of started it all.
Stamp Act (1765), Boston Massacre (1770), Boston Tea Party (1773), and Coercive Acts (1774)
Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre
Which person would have been most likely to refer to the events of the Boston massacre?
mostly he led in the boston tea party and he was in the boston massacre
Yes, people threw vegetables during the events leading up to the Boston Massacre.
They weren't linked. The only thing is they both happened in Boston and were years apart. The Boston Massacre was spun by Paul Revere in hand bills to create distrust between the colonies and the British. The events we think we know for the massacre and the tea party are NOT what really happened. Watch the history channel program on the Boston Massacre in the series unknown history.
The Boston Massacre in 1770. He was killed by British troops.
The two events that happened in Boston before the American Revolutionary War started were the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Massacre was in the Massachusettes colony. (Boston, Massachusettes)
No, the Boston massacre only raised tempers in the colonies further. The battle of Lexington and Concord were the first major battles that sort of started it all.
Stamp Act (1765), Boston Massacre (1770), Boston Tea Party (1773), and Coercive Acts (1774)
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts, a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767 were the acts that eventually led to the Boston Massacre. Anger over the Townshend Acts led to the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770.