Boston Massacre
On the night of May 5,1770, a group of Boston Patriots began to taunt British soldiers guarding the Custom House to their very last tolerable nerve (history.com). Sticks, stones, and even snowballs with pieces of brick in them, were thrown at the British regulars (Kindig). The Boston Massacre was perceived in many different ways. Some, like Paul Revere, put a twist on the story giving the British a bad image. Paul Revere's famous engraving of the "Boston Massacre" shows British soldiers lined up and being instructed to shoot straight into the crowd of innocent Bostonians. It is said Private Hugh Montgomery was the first to fire a shot into the crowd, and starting the ongoing shots, creating the Boston Massacre (history.com). The many shots that followed killed five men named Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr (bostonmassacre.net). Two trials were held. One trial was the trial of Captain Preston, and the second trial was for the soldiers (bostonmassacre.net). Captain Preston was the leader of the British soldiers guarding the Custom House (bostonmassacre.net). His trial started on October 24, 1770 and ended on October 30, 1770 (bostonmassacre.net). The soldier’s trial started on November 27, 1770 and ended on December 14, 1770 (bostonmassacre.net). The two soldiers were found guilty. They then had their thumbs branded with an “M”. The soldiers were charged of manslaughter and the “M” on their thumbs represented murder (history.com). The Boston Massacre will never be forgotten for it is a time in history, and another step towards making us who we are today.
Reactions to the Acts
I believe that the colonists’ reactions were reasonable towards the acts. Some may say that they are a little over the top, but I look at it as making us who we are today. Free Americans, home of the free and land of the brave. Just think, if they didn’t do what they did for our freedom, if they didn’t care where would we be? Still under Britain’s control? Under a more powerful government? Who knows? These brave people taught us how to be free, how not to live our lives under another countries control, and to fight for what we believe in. We will never be doormats, because we will fight for our freedom. All we know is that our Founding Fathers, crazy or not, created the
wonderful country we live in. Some may believe otherwise but that is my opinion.
On the night of May 5,1770, a group of Boston Patriots began to taunt British soldiers guarding the Custom House to their very last tolerable nerve (history.com). Sticks, stones, and even snowballs with pieces of brick in them, were thrown at the British regulars (Kindig). The Boston Massacre was perceived in many different ways. Some, like Paul Revere, put a twist on the story giving the British a bad image. Paul Revere's famous engraving of the "Boston Massacre" shows British soldiers lined up and being instructed to shoot straight into the crowd of innocent Bostonians. It is said Private Hugh Montgomery was the first to fire a shot into the crowd, and starting the ongoing shots, creating the Boston Massacre (history.com). The many shots that followed killed five men named Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr (bostonmassacre.net). Two trials were held. One trial was the trial of Captain Preston, and the second trial was for the soldiers (bostonmassacre.net). Captain Preston was the leader of the British soldiers guarding the Custom House (bostonmassacre.net). His trial started on October 24, 1770 and ended on October 30, 1770 (bostonmassacre.net). The soldier’s trial started on November 27, 1770 and ended on December 14, 1770 (bostonmassacre.net). The two soldiers were found guilty. They then had their thumbs branded with an “M”. The soldiers were charged of manslaughter and the “M” on their thumbs represented murder (history.com). The Boston Massacre will never be forgotten for it is a time in history, and another step towards making us who we are today.
Reactions to the Acts
I believe that the colonists’ reactions were reasonable towards the acts. Some may say that they are a little over the top, but I look at it as making us who we are today. Free Americans, home of the free and land of the brave. Just think, if they didn’t do what they did for our freedom, if they didn’t care where would we be? Still under Britain’s control? Under a more powerful government? Who knows? These brave people taught us how to be free, how not to live our lives under another countries control, and to fight for what we believe in. We will never be doormats, because we will fight for our freedom. All we know is that our Founding Fathers, crazy or not, created the
wonderful country we live in. Some may believe otherwise but that is my opinion.