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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, the death of five civilians on March 5, 1770, helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
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Why did emerson refer to the battle of concord as the shot heard round the world?
The shots were considered to be the beginning of the American Revolution, and the American Revolution had worldwide impact. The beginning events were "heard around the world" because of the eventual impact of what followed.
Who were the people who supported the revolution against England?
Over-taxed colonists were the main supporters and instigators of the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War was fought against Great Britain from 1765 to 1783.
What was The event in Boston where 5 people were killed?
6 people were involved in the Boston massacre.
Why is John Adams known for the Boston massacre?
John Adams was the lawyer for the British soldiers accused of shooting the colonist in the Boston Massacre. He won the case too.
What role did parliament play in the events leading to the Boston massacre?
The Townshend Acts were being enforced by British soldiers. People didn't like the British in their town, so they started throwing rocks at the soldiers. This startled the soldiers and one of them fired into the crowd because they thought they heard a gunshot firing towards them. Therefore, killing five people.
Did the Boston Massacre lead up to the Reolutionary war?
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.
On March 5 1770 what fight broke out between British soldiers and dockworkers?
I'm wondering if you mean the Boston Massacre, if you are there wasn't just dockworkers inthe crowd.
How did the Boston Massacre happen?
The people in Boston didn't want the British in their city. One night, while most of them were drunk, a man hit a soldier, causing the soldier to strike back. This caused a crowd to come and help the man stuck down. They were yelling at the soldiers and threatening them to shoot while holding sticks and rocks, ready to pelt them. One of the soldiers were struck by a rock thrown by the crowd and shot into the crowd, causing others to shoot too. Their captain told them to stop and don't fire, but they couldn't hear. People were shot and killed, but only five people died. The people called this the Boston Massacre, even though when you think of massacre, you imagine many people dying, not just five. The painting of the Boston Massacre was not accurate; the painting was used as a propaganda.
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It's not so simple that "the people in Boston didn't want the British in their city". The people in Boston considered themselves to be British citizens, and as far as the British government was concerned, that was true.
The problem was that once the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War in the US) ended in 1763, Britain found itself with a massive debt. Not only had they just fought what is often considered the world's first "world war" in the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and India; but Britain had also paid for Prussia's role in the war. Prussia (a small country that is now part of Germany) was Britain's only major ally and had done most of the fighting in Europe- against France, Russia, Austria and several other countries- all at the same time. Additionally, the treaty ending the war gave the British a large empire, mostly at France's expense, and they needed to set up administration and infrastructure, as well as defense, such as against raids by American Indians. To pay all this debt, the British Parliament began raising taxes.
The American Colonists were upset that they had no say in any of these matters- they were not allowed to vote for parliament, so they could not elect people to stop the government from passing laws they didn't like, especially tax increases. This is what is meant by the rallying cry of "no taxation without representation". Enforcement of these taxes became difficult as colonists boycotted merchants who complied with the taxes.
Parliament, misunderstanding what was happening, believed that the Colonists simply didn't want to pay taxes, so they passed the Townshend Acts to change the way taxes were paid and also to make it so that colonial government officials were paid by Parliament instead of by local colonial taxes (so the officials would be loyal to Parliament rather than the people they were governing). You can see why the colonists would be upset at all of this- it seemed like Parliament was trying to take from the colonists but give nothing back.
The Massacre was the culmination of this tense time. On March 5, 1770, a soldier was guarding a government building when a Bostonian came along and accused one of the officials who worked in the building of not paying for something. It escalated until the guard knocked down the other man, and a crowd started to grow. Other soldiers arrived to help the guard, as the crowd grew larger and angrier, and began throwing rocks, trash and snow at the soldiers. Eventually, as mentioned above, the soldiers began to fire, killing five civilians and wounding six more.
The British soldiers were not entirely "off the hook". There was a contentious trial, where the soldiers were famously defended by a Boston lawyer named John Adams, who would later become an important leader of the Founding Fathers. Despite already being a member of the rebellious "Patriots", Adams insisted that the soldiers get a fair trial and took the case when nobody else would for fear of reprisals by the Patriots. He was successful in getting six of the eight soldiers acquitted; two were convicted of manslaughter (because they had fired at the crowd) but were given light sentences since it was their first offense. Some civilians were also put on trial but all were acquitted.
Most of the Townshend Acts were repealed following the Massacre, except, notably, the tax on tea. In 1773, the Tea Act was passed, lowering the cost of British tea (to try to get Colonists to buy it instead of Dutch tea, and thereby pay the Townshend tea tax)- and the Tea Act was followed by the Boston Tea Party, then the "Intolerable Acts" (where Parliament tried to punish Boston for destroying the tea), and in April 1775, the Revolutionary War had begun.
Who was the first victim in the Boston massacre?
Who was the victim? If thats the question, the citizens. They were the ones being shot at, though they were causing a ruckus and trying to get the solders angry
Who is fault was it at the Boston massacre?
In my opinion it was the solders fault. Why? Because they weren't suppose to fire their guns. They killed, hurt, or wounded a lot of insistent colonist.
Who died in the sandy hook massacre?
20 little kids ages 5-10 years of age and 7 teachers and parents and the shooter.
How many people died in the waco massacre?
A total of 76 men, women, and children, including David Koresh all died.
Who were the killers of the Boston massacre?
Captain Thomas Preston, Corporal William Wemms, James Hartigan, William McCauley, Hugh White, Matthew Kilroy, William Warren, John Carrol, and Hugh Montgomery were the accused soldiers of the Boston Massacre.
Why were british troops stationed in Boston?
During the American Revolutionary Period, British troops were stationed throughout the Colonies even before formal war broke out. Their duties included providing security for the colonists and enforcing obedience to the laws and other regulations laid down by the British government.
How did the Boston Massacre contribute to the American Revolution?
The Boston massacre was more about propiganda than anything else.
I agree. The British troops who fired on Americans were basically being harassed and menaced by an angry mob. They fired only after they were pelted with snowballs, ice chunks, and rocks.
At the time of the incident there were many colonists who sere opposed to British troops being stationed in North America and they described the event in a manner that would discredit the British troops and gain support for their own campaign to rid America of the British Army.
The word massacre is also an overstatement as just five men died. It is one of the earliest example of the press influencing popular opinion.
It contributed to the American Revolution because the killing of five colonist angered the Americans, it was also used as a symbol of Enlish injustice in the colonies. This event was also used as a reason of why the colonist should break away from a corrupt English government that were trying to take away the colonist basic rights.
Another Answer is that the English shot and killed a couple of people in the boston massacure and they were feed up so they went to war
What came first The Intolerable Acts the treat of Paris the Boston Massacre the sugar stamp Acts?
Well, The Treaty of Paris came before and after the intolerable acts. The Treaty of Paris (1763) was signed by France and Great Britain at the end of the Seven Year War (French and Indian War) that was the war that actually sparked the American Revolution. Great Britain thought it would be a good idea to get it's money back from winning that war and so decided to start taxing the colonists which finally led to British Parliament passing the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) in 1774.
The other Treaty of Paris (1783) was the treaty that was signed by Great Britain and the United States of America at the end of the American Revolution.
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 did the loyalists think of the Boston massacre?
Say you are one of the British soldiers. You have been sent to the colonies to protect the colonists who have settled there. One night a small group of them begin to pelt you with snowballs. No big deal, just ignore it. But, soon the snowballs become rocks and bricks, and the people are yelling out insults. Don't you think you would become pretty irritated? I mean, these are the people you are protecting from hostile Indians and French! Not that I agree with the soldiers killing these people, actually I think that they completely overreacted, but they probably thought that soon they could possibly be stoned to death. In addition, firing the weapons would do one of two things- not kill the colonists and simply scare them away, or kill them and end the riot. Unfortunately, the result was death, but to the Loyalists, at least the situation was controlled.
The only way that you can join the ms-13 is that you have to be loyal to ur gang. You can be Latin,Spanish,southamerican and sometimes white or black. U must go through a 13 second beat down which involes about 5 gangmembers to jump in. After 13 seconds ur apart of ms-13. Good luck to all
What was the name given to the British soldiers by the people of Boston?
The people of Boston (Aka the Patriots) had some pretty mean names for the British soldiers. They were called Redcoats due to their red uniforms, and Lobseterbacks because back then everyone hated lobsters and the uniforms were red. They also called them Regulars, Kings men, and other names still around today.
