The Truth behind the Boston Massacre Ana Montilla Period 3 APUSH – Ourednik/Cross Quarter 1 project John Hancock stated “Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear; let not the heaving bosom cease to burn with a manly indignation at the barbarous story”. It was a cold March 5th in the year1770 when the disturbing event of the Boston Massacre occurred, terrible things were shouted, accusations were made, and innocent citizens were murdered. Several events led up to this dreadful and chaotic day, it was not just a random act. It was more of a time bomb just ticking and ticking until the day came that it was meant to go off. From the start of the brawl to the trials and finally the verdicts you the reader will understand that the Boston massacre was not an accident but rather an intentional act that was meant to hurt the people of Boston.
The Boston Massacre Although Bostonians tried to depict themselves as innocent victims of British tyranny, tensions between the people of Boston and the soldiers themselves led to the almost unavoidable event known as the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.
His opinions stayed strong threw the whole story until the end when he revealed is true feelings about his teenaged son who causes him to be hateful and opinionated about everything. He used every bit of evidence to prove he was guilty but a lot of the other jurors did not change their minds about the defendant being guilty or not guilty. Juror #3 is very rude and everyone knows it, he expresses himself as a loud mouth who has no manners. He loud mouths all the jurors and causes them to think negatively towards him. He also picks fights with all the other jurors, he even threatened to kill juror #8 after he called him a sadist.
The colonist acted numerous times to protest against the taxes. Also, there were a group of people known as the Son’s of Liberty whose purpose was to protest whenever needed no matter what it was. The Son’s of Liberty was responsible for “The Boston Tea Party”. This led to violence in the 1760s known as the “Boston Massacre” where the British Soldiers killed five colonists and shot at an angry mob. Additionally, there were battles that included American soldiers and British soldiers at Lexington Concord before the war started.
Another huge difference, and one that is fairly obvious, is the amount of violence. Although there was a war in the American Revolution, the French Revolution was much more ferocious. With the invention of the guillotine, no one could be sure they wouldn’t be the next person on the chopping block. The French revolutionaries would even stick the severed heads of aristocrats on pikes and parade them around in order to display their newfound
The ways that the revolutionaries were successful In consolidating power was when Maximilien Robespierre was leading the national assembly in 1794, and was looking for a way to make sure that no counter revolutions took place, and he believed that the best way to do this was to kill off all of the citizens who did not believe in the revolution. This time in France became known as “The Reign of Terror” and is seen as the bloodiest time in France’s history. Tens of thousands of people were killed, many of which may not have even been guilty of the crimes they were accused of. Georges Danton stated at the time “let us be terrible, in order that the people are not so…let us embody terror, so as to prevent the people from doing so” Danton believed that this was needed to show that the revolution was strong and shouldn’t be challenged, but he later on changes his mind and Robespierre has him sent to the ‘national razor’ (the guillotine). This helped to consolidate their power because it showed that they were serious and that they were willing to kill to keep the new revolution, so the terror was a big success for the revolutionaries.
Rebellions in Colonial America Rebellions in colonial North America proliferated during times when the white majority was divided against itself. In 1739, the deadliest revolt in Colonial America takes place in Stono, SC. at least 20 whites and more than 40 blacks are killed. In 1773, Massachusetts’ slaves petitioned legislature for freedom, Jan. 6. There is a record of 8 petitions during Revolutionary War period.
However it was Asoka’s campaign against Kalinga that suddenly changed the emperor’s values . It is said to have been swift, brutal and successful but he was so horrified by the carnage inflicted by himself and his men that he began to question his violent ways. The battle caused the deaths of more than 100,000 soldiers and many civilians who rose up in defence; over 150,000 were deported. When he was walking through the grounds of Kalinga after his conquest, rejoicing in his victory, he was moved by the number of bodies strewn there and the wails of the kith and kin of the dead and cried out “What have I done? If this is a victory, what's a defeat then?
One event that created a good platform and story for Yellow Journalism was the maine. This started a motive for revenge. The Maine was sent to Havana to protect American Property. Mysteriously the ship exploded killing 260 men. There was no explanation but this angered American casuring them to want to go to war.
He reigned from 1775 until his execution in 1793. Throughout his reign as King, he bankrupted the country while aiding the Americans who were at war against the British during the American Revolution, causing a raise in taxes and the price of grain. The peasants started to riot. And on July 14th 1789, the peasants stormed the Bastille, starting the Revolution, and the downfall of the King and the monarchy in France. After that, Louis and his family were arrested, and were brought to Paris.