The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre a big event in the the Revolutionary War. What happened was that the Colonist were criticizing the British Army. Some people say it was the Colonist fault and some people think is was the British Army's fault. In the next paragraph it will tell you what actually happened.
March 5, 1770,
Tension between the Colonist and the British Army. Colonist were criticizing the British Army by throwing snowballs at the Army. One of the people in the crowd threw a chunk of ice at a soldiers forehead. This caused an reaction from the British Army. One of the soldiers shot into the crowd at random, which eventually caused all of the soldiers to shoot into the crowd. The Army shot into the crowd with no orders of action. Five people were killed in the shooting. Those fiver people were African American sailor name Crispus Attucks, rope-maker Samuel Gray, a mariner named James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr. A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At trial, Samuel Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British. Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Paine were the attorneys for the prosecution. Later two of the soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter.
March 5, 1770,
Tension between the Colonist and the British Army. Colonist were criticizing the British Army by throwing snowballs at the Army. One of the people in the crowd threw a chunk of ice at a soldiers forehead. This caused an reaction from the British Army. One of the soldiers shot into the crowd at random, which eventually caused all of the soldiers to shoot into the crowd. The Army shot into the crowd with no orders of action. Five people were killed in the shooting. Those fiver people were African American sailor name Crispus Attucks, rope-maker Samuel Gray, a mariner named James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr. A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At trial, Samuel Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British. Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Paine were the attorneys for the prosecution. Later two of the soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter.