The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was a significant event that didn’t happen until March 5, 1770. The colonists used it as propaganda. The Boston massacre only lasted about twenty minutes. Shortly after the Boston massacre the Boston tea party took place.
There were five people that were killed in the Boston Massacre. One victim was, Crispus Attucks. He was a dock worker who was killed instantly when the british fired their guns. Another victim was, Samuel Gray. Samuel Gray, a worker at the rope walk were the fighting started, was also killed instantly. The third victim was, James Calwell. James Caldwell, a mate on an american ship, also died instantly. The fourth victim was, Samuel Maverick. Samuel Adams, an apprentice to an ivory cutter, was 17 but, didn’t die until the morning of March 6, 1770.The fifth and last victim was Patrick Carr. Patrick Carr, a leather breeches maker, was mortally wounded but did not die until March 14, 1770.
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One event was, the French and Indian war. The French and Indian war led up to the Boston massacre because, after the war Britain was in debt. Since they were in debt they decided to tax the colonists to help pay for the debt and this angered the colonists. Another event was, the Sugar Act. The sugar act angered the colonists even more because it violated their rights as a colony because it was passed by parliament, a governing body in which the colonists had no representatives. The third event was the stamp act. The stamp act angered the colonists more than the sugar act because they were being taxed on everyday paper items. They protested saying “ How are expected to pay the taxes if we have no money. The next event was the townshend acts. The townshend acts infuriated the colonists because they saw the acts as another form of taxation without
The Boston massacre was a significant event that didn’t happen until March 5, 1770. The colonists used it as propaganda. The Boston massacre only lasted about twenty minutes. Shortly after the Boston massacre the Boston tea party took place.
There were five people that were killed in the Boston Massacre. One victim was, Crispus Attucks. He was a dock worker who was killed instantly when the british fired their guns. Another victim was, Samuel Gray. Samuel Gray, a worker at the rope walk were the fighting started, was also killed instantly. The third victim was, James Calwell. James Caldwell, a mate on an american ship, also died instantly. The fourth victim was, Samuel Maverick. Samuel Adams, an apprentice to an ivory cutter, was 17 but, didn’t die until the morning of March 6, 1770.The fifth and last victim was Patrick Carr. Patrick Carr, a leather breeches maker, was mortally wounded but did not die until March 14, 1770.
There were different perspectives on the boston massacre. The british, only fired because the colonists were …show more content…
One event was, the French and Indian war. The French and Indian war led up to the Boston massacre because, after the war Britain was in debt. Since they were in debt they decided to tax the colonists to help pay for the debt and this angered the colonists. Another event was, the Sugar Act. The sugar act angered the colonists even more because it violated their rights as a colony because it was passed by parliament, a governing body in which the colonists had no representatives. The third event was the stamp act. The stamp act angered the colonists more than the sugar act because they were being taxed on everyday paper items. They protested saying “ How are expected to pay the taxes if we have no money. The next event was the townshend acts. The townshend acts infuriated the colonists because they saw the acts as another form of taxation without