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The Boston Massacre, or the Boston Riot, is an incident that took place on March 5, 1770 which led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of the British redcoats. The aftermath of the Boston Massacre helped to instill the idea of rebellion into some of the British American colonies, eventually leading to the Revolutionary War.
At the time of the Boston Massacre, there was a heavy presence of British military in Boston. This created a lot of tension between the Boston civilians and the British soldiers, which led to the outbreak of fights between the civilians and soldiers.
Eventually, the fights escalated to the point where the British began firing on the civilians with their muskets after they were threatened by a rioting crowd. During the incident, three civilians were killed on the spot, eleven were injured, and two more died later.
At the time of the Boston Massacre, there was a heavy presence of British military in Boston. This created a lot of tension between the Boston civilians and the British soldiers, which led to the outbreak of fights between the civilians and soldiers.
Eventually, the fights escalated to the point where the British began firing on the civilians with their muskets after they were threatened by a rioting crowd. During the incident, three civilians were killed on the spot, eleven were injured, and two more died later.
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The Boston Massacre, an event that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British soldiers on March 5, 1770, was the culmination of civilian-military conflicts that had been increasing since royal troops first became visible in Massachusetts in October 1768. Subsequently, this episode turned out to be an incident which provoked public outlook against the British.
Three residents were killed at the site of the killing, six people were wounded, and two persons breathed their last after the episode. Moreover, they were the first to die for the reason later to be termed the American Revolution or American Revolutionary War.
A memorial stands in Boston, capital as well as largest city in Massachusetts, in remembrance of those that died in the Boston Massacre.
Three residents were killed at the site of the killing, six people were wounded, and two persons breathed their last after the episode. Moreover, they were the first to die for the reason later to be termed the American Revolution or American Revolutionary War.
A memorial stands in Boston, capital as well as largest city in Massachusetts, in remembrance of those that died in the Boston Massacre.
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The Boston Massacre was an incredibly significant event to the origins of the American Revolution. The circumstances that lead up to the Boston Massacre began with the passing of the Townshend Acts passed by the British Parliament in 1767. The Acts imposed taxes on common products such as paper, lead, tea, glass and paint imported to the colonies. Colonial leaders showed resistance to these new taxes, and British customs officials requested military support from Great Britain. The hope was that a show of force would put an end to the colonies resistance to pay the new taxes. The request was granted and on October 1st 1768 the first British troops were deployed to Boston to help enforce the new taxes. The presence of foreign troops was not welcomed by Boston residents any more than they welcomed the perceived unjust new taxes. Over the next 18 months tension continued to rise between the British soldiers and the colonists. Not only were the soldiers enforcing what was seen as an unjust tax through intimidation, they also began taking part time jobs from the colonists due to poor military wages. On March 5th 1770 an argument began between a British soldier and a Boston merchant. The merchant was struck by the butt of a rifle and a crowd formed at the merchants defense and began pelting the soldier with whatever they could find, stones, ice, oyster shells, chunks of coal. The cities church bells began to ring signaling a communal call for assistance. British captain Thomas Preston rushed to the scene with reinforcements. Knowing that British Soldiers were not permitted to fire their weapons within city limits without prior authorization from civil magistrates, the crowd continued to taunt the soldiers saying “Fire and be Damned”. Captain Preston attempted to maintain order and told his troops not to fire on the crowd. During the commotion of the crowd and loud chants, the soldiers probably did not hear their captain’s orders and opened fire on the crowd. Three men were killed instantly and another two died shortly after. Revolutionaries like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere used the incident to support the growing movement towards independence. Later Captain Preston would be tried for murder and would eventually be acquitted. Two of his soldiers, due to an indisputable amount of evidence that they had fired onto the crowd, were found guilty. The incident would lead to the removal of British Troops from the city and undoubtedly was one of the primary contributing events leading to the revolutionary war.
References:
http://www.bostonmassacre.net/timeline.htm
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h644.html
The Boston Massacre was an incredibly significant event to the origins of the American Revolution. The circumstances that lead up to the Boston Massacre began with the passing of the Townshend Acts passed by the British Parliament in 1767. The Acts imposed taxes on common products such as paper, lead, tea, glass and paint imported to the colonies. Colonial leaders showed resistance to these new taxes, and British customs officials requested military support from Great Britain. The hope was that a show of force would put an end to the colonies resistance to pay the new taxes. The request was granted and on October 1st 1768 the first British troops were deployed to Boston to help enforce the new taxes. The presence of foreign troops was not welcomed by Boston residents any more than they welcomed the perceived unjust new taxes. Over the next 18 months tension continued to rise between the British soldiers and the colonists. Not only were the soldiers enforcing what was seen as an unjust tax through intimidation, they also began taking part time jobs from the colonists due to poor military wages. On March 5th 1770 an argument began between a British soldier and a Boston merchant. The merchant was struck by the butt of a rifle and a crowd formed at the merchants defense and began pelting the soldier with whatever they could find, stones, ice, oyster shells, chunks of coal. The cities church bells began to ring signaling a communal call for assistance. British captain Thomas Preston rushed to the scene with reinforcements. Knowing that British Soldiers were not permitted to fire their weapons within city limits without prior authorization from civil magistrates, the crowd continued to taunt the soldiers saying “Fire and be Damned”. Captain Preston attempted to maintain order and told his troops not to fire on the crowd. During the commotion of the crowd and loud chants, the soldiers probably did not hear their captain’s orders and opened fire on the crowd. Three men were killed instantly and another two died shortly after. Revolutionaries like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere used the incident to support the growing movement towards independence. Later Captain Preston would be tried for murder and would eventually be acquitted. Two of his soldiers, due to an indisputable amount of evidence that they had fired onto the crowd, were found guilty. The incident would lead to the removal of British Troops from the city and undoubtedly was one of the primary contributing events leading to the revolutionary war.
References:
http://www.bostonmassacre.net/timeline.htm
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h644.html
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