Term Paper on "Boston Massacre"

Term Paper 3 pages (1122 words) Sources: 4

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ID: 76114

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Pages: 3

Topic: Boston Massacre

Citation Style: MLA

Bibliography: 4

Due: 2007-04-23 18:00:00

Worth: $27.00

Info: Who won the battle.

Who were the key players

Were there any casualties

Cause and effect: what event led to this battle and what event resulted

from this battle

How did the battle contribute to the revolution.

Boston Massacre

In 1770 increasing hostility and tension between the British military

and Boston colonial civilians triggered an event that would be a spark that

turned the colonists into patriots that would oppose British rule. The

Boston Massacre was not necessarily a battle, but an inciting incident that

Paul Revere was able to turn into a piece of propaganda against the

British. It was thus a key event leading up to the Revolutionary War.

The Boston Massacre was instigated by a smaller series of events

taking place in a much bigger picture. There was tension between the

American colonist and the British in the spring of 1770 (The Library of

Congress 2007). The events of March 5th were thus of a much smaller

consequence that turned into a historically significant event. The Boston

Massacre was instigated by a young apprentice Edward Garrick who called to

a British Officer that he was late paying a bill. Garrick continued to

yell, and when called over to the customs house, Garrick was hit on the

head by the British private outside. "Within minutes an unruly crowd of

young men surrounded Montgomery and began hurling insults such as 'Bloody

lobster back!'" (LINDER 2001). The crowd continued to grow and snowballs

were thrown at the British soldier, Montgomery. Reinforcements were called

for and more soldiers were called outside. The crowd of Bostonians jeered

the British soldiers and threw snowballs at them (The Library of Congress

2007). More and more gathered to provoke the soldiers and sailors and

dockworkers came and got directly in front and

After Montgomery was hit with a club, supposedly someone yelled "fire"

and the soldiers fired into the crowd. It was admitted that Montgomery

told his lawyers that he started the Boston Massacre by yelling "Dan you,

Fire!" as he fired and the other soldiers followed (LINDER 2001). The

result was the death of four civilians, the first one Crispus Attucks, an

African American sailor who would "become the first hero of the American

Revolution" (The Library of Congress 2007). He was the most widely known

victim. Another civilian died a few days after the events of March 5th.

It appears that on the surface the British soldiers won this battle

over the unruly colonists by being the only ones to inflict casualties.

However, in the events that ensued after the Boston Massacre, in becomes

apparent that the Bostonians were the true winners. The major players in

this conflict, Garrick, Montgomery, and Attucks gave way to key players who

had an impact in the ensuing events that let to a greater consequence of

the battle known as the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was caused by

increased tension between the British government trying to control the

colonies and raise taxes, and it only took one unruly colonist to turn into

many more inciting a response from the British that would have lasting

consequence on the American future.

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