windows at the city of Boston spread below. It was a Sunday afternoon, in the fall of a year which proved turbulent for Rick, and he came to the top of the Pru as he often did to gather his thoughts and take stock. Though he worked at a desk now, Oberweis was a commercial and corporate pilot for many years, and so it didn’t surprise him when—of all the landmarks to look at— his absent gaze came to rest on Logan International Airport, visible in the gray distance of Boston Harbor. Oberweis was
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The Boston Massacre is known as the murdering of five American colonists by British soldiers. The exact cause of the Boston Massacre is unknown. Most commonly, it is said that the colonists were tormenting the soldiers that were simply trying to do their job.The colonists were said to be unarmed but they still had sticks and snowballs they were using as weapons. They were also yelling rude comments and daring the soldiers to fire. The colonists provoked the British soldiers to open fire on them.
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The Boston “Bloody” Massacre took place on the streets of Boston on March 5, 1770. An angry mob started throwing snowballs at senator or collecting taxes. As the mob started to get violent an army of redcoats come to help break up the fight. The overall fight started when the king that was over 3,000 miles away sent over 2,000 troops over for a town of 16,000 people. The redcoats aim their weapons, but are told not to fire, the mob keeps coming at them. They are throwing snowballs and not giving
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BOSTON- Last Monday evening, a riot began on King Street, in front of the Custom House, a few minutes after 9 o’clock. Many colonists were frustrated with the multiple acts passed by Parliament and King George III, taxing them without allowing a colonial representative in Parliament. Two British sentries posted outside the Custom House were harassed by a small group of young men and boys, which later escalated into more than 100 citizens. Then a group of soldiers of the 29th Regiment, led by Captain
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According to my book it all started on the evening of March 5, 1770 when a couple of boys started provoking a British sentinel outside of the British Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts. The group of boys continued to bother the sentry and pushed him to his boiling point that caused him to hit one of the boys with his weapon. As soon as this happened an angry crowd surrounded the sentry to scare him and told him to ask for help. It so then happened that the officer of the day was Thomas Preston
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They killed three people and wounding many others. It was two of the people that died after being wounded in incident. A mob formed around a British sentry who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. The population grew and spread wide over Boston. On the day of the funeral all shops and stores were closed due to the incident that occurred. Thousands of people gathered to remember the five that died. The colonies became a nation working, thinking, and grieving together. It was a crucial step
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Along with being called the boston massacre it was also called the state street massacre because the monstrosity was started on the streets of boston. Soon after the troops were sent to the colonies the colonist have had it, they were tired of being bossed . The colonists were so aggravated with the situation that on March 5, 1770 school boys threw snowballs and started calling guard's names in Customs house in Boston some say the boston massacre was only an accident because only five people died
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The Boston Massacre happened in March 5, 1770 during the evening. In the Boston Massacre, British soldiers killed five inhabitants and wounded six inhabitants. Captain Thomas Preston was responsible for the British soldiers which killed five inhabitants. Whether Captain Thomas Preston gave the order “fire” or not is a controversial issue. Although there are lots of witnesses who argued they were sure that he gave the order, there were also lots of witnesses who argued they were sure that he was not
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The Boston Massacre was an event, which led to the death of five colonists after British soldiers when ordered to fire upon them on March 5th, 1770. Much controversy surrounds the incident, as there seems to be a few different stories of what truly happened. Regardless, many people believe the Boston Massacre was the spark that ignited the Revolutionary War. My efforts will be focused on figuring our what really happened, and what events caused the British officers to shoot into the crowd of colonists
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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. The event took place on King Street, Massachusetts. During this event, the British soldiers ruthlessly murdered five innocent civilians and injured six others. The growing tension between the colonists and the British soldiers was a direct result of the Townshend Acts of 1768. The continuous rivalry between the two progressed into a violent memory in American history. The British soldiers that participated in the Boston Massacre should have been sent
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