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Why did the new british tax laws and other events like the Boston massacre lead to war?
it lead 2 war because the king of englend made some many new laws and taxes that everybody got really mad and some couldn't afford it the taxes were unfair!!! british soldiers were even their 2 make sure everybody obeyed!!! then he made the british soldiers be fed and housed frum the ppl!!! this caused even more financial issues!!!
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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.
Who was general in Boston Massacre?
The Boston massacre was not a battle or a war. It was a street fight between British troops and future Americans. There are two interpertations of the massacre, one is the British side which said that the future US citizens had attacked, the other is the American side which says that the British troops attacked the people on the street. So there was no general leading the way, this was one of the events that led up to the reveloutnary war.
What event occurred when British troops killed 5 colonists?
You are asking about the Boston Massacre, but the event was propaganda for the colonists who were wanting to show a cause for leaving the British crown. Paul Revere drew a handbill to spin the event into something much more than it really was. Most history books today show the drawing when writing about it. Other events between colonists and troops happened in other places, but you don’t read about them. One reason is that Boston was the center of anti British activists.
What was the Boston massacre and how did it inspire the colonists to revolt against the british?
The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers started shooting at a crowd of rioting townspeople. It inspired colonists to revolt because they were already angry at the British for other reasons such as the Intolerable Acts.
How did the colonist and the british soldiers viewpoints differ about the Boston massacre?
Before the formal start of the American Revolutionary War, events such as the Boston Massacre contributed to the escalation of hostile sentiments especially among the colonists. The opinion of British soldiers involved in the Massacre (or any of the other pre-war confrontations) would most likely have been approving, as British opinion of the colonists was generally negative, even contemptuous. It is possible that some few British soldiers were apathetic or even sympathetic toward the welfare of the colonists affected by the Massacre.
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.
What colonial resistance and British counter measures prompted the Boston massacre?
The Sons of Liberty and other colonists' opposition to the Townshend Acts as week as the arrival of British troops led to the Boston Massacre.
Who was general in Boston Massacre?
The Boston massacre was not a battle or a war. It was a street fight between British troops and future Americans. There are two interpertations of the massacre, one is the British side which said that the future US citizens had attacked, the other is the American side which says that the British troops attacked the people on the street. So there was no general leading the way, this was one of the events that led up to the reveloutnary war.
What event occurred when British troops killed 5 colonists?
You are asking about the Boston Massacre, but the event was propaganda for the colonists who were wanting to show a cause for leaving the British crown. Paul Revere drew a handbill to spin the event into something much more than it really was. Most history books today show the drawing when writing about it. Other events between colonists and troops happened in other places, but you don’t read about them. One reason is that Boston was the center of anti British activists.
What was the Boston massacre and how did it inspire the colonists to revolt against the british?
The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers started shooting at a crowd of rioting townspeople. It inspired colonists to revolt because they were already angry at the British for other reasons such as the Intolerable Acts.
How did the colonist and the british soldiers viewpoints differ about the Boston massacre?
Before the formal start of the American Revolutionary War, events such as the Boston Massacre contributed to the escalation of hostile sentiments especially among the colonists. The opinion of British soldiers involved in the Massacre (or any of the other pre-war confrontations) would most likely have been approving, as British opinion of the colonists was generally negative, even contemptuous. It is possible that some few British soldiers were apathetic or even sympathetic toward the welfare of the colonists affected by the Massacre.
What opinion might the British soldiers have about the Boston massacre?
Before the formal start of the American Revolutionary War, events such as the Boston Massacre contributed to the escalation of hostile sentiments especially among the colonists. The opinion of British soldiers involved in the Massacre (or any of the other pre-war confrontations) would most likely have been approving, as British opinion of the colonists was generally negative, even contemptuous. It is possible that some few British soldiers were apathetic or even sympathetic toward the welfare of the colonists affected by the Massacre.
What opinion might a british soldiers have about the Boston massacre?
Before the formal start of the American Revolutionary War, events such as the Boston Massacre contributed to the escalation of hostile sentiments especially among the colonists. The opinion of British soldiers involved in the Massacre (or any of the other pre-war confrontations) would most likely have been approving, as British opinion of the colonists was generally negative, even contemptuous. It is possible that some few British soldiers were apathetic or even sympathetic toward the welfare of the colonists affected by the Massacre.
How did the Loyalists feel about the Boston Massacre?
The Boston massacre was a event that was spun by the men who wanted revolution. What we think we know is not what happened and it was used to get a public response. Revere drew that handbills showing colonial men being shot at by the British. Before the Boston massacre there had been other events that were similar but didn't get any coverage through handbills or political views. John Adams was the lawyer for the British soldiers and they were found not guilty. I imagine that the loyalist in Boston were happy to have the soldiers acquitted of the crimes that they were arrested for.
When the Boston massacre take place?
The Boston massacre took place in 1770. British soldiers killed five men for no good reason, other than the fact that they were protesting the presence of the British soldiers on March 5, 1770.
What two events happen in Boston?
Two important events happened in Boston that became part of the history of the United States. One was the "Boston Massacre". This was the shootings that took place there by the British army against Bostonians who were unhappy with British policies in the American colonies. Another significant event was the "Boston Tea Party". There in the Boston harbor, American "patriots" protested tea taxes and other taxes by throwing tea into the Boston harbor.
Did the British leave Boston after the Boston Massacre?
No. The Boston Massacre occurred on 5 March 1770. The British did not leave Boston until 17 March 1776, following the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill, among other actions, and an 11-month siege of the city by the Continental Army and local militias.
