THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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British troops would never be able to control the colonies
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colonists no longer considered themselves British
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more British troops were needed to control the colonists
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war would likely occur because of colonists’ ongoing protests
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Detailed explanation-1: -Patriots argued the event was the massacre of civilians perpetrated by the British Army, while loyalists argued that it was an unfortunate accident, the result of self-defense of the British soldiers from a threatening and dangerous mob.
Detailed explanation-2: -The incident fueled the anger of colonists like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. They used the massacre as propaganda, recreating a Henry Pelham painting and distributing copies all over the Boston area in order to incite the public. Revere in such a way as to cast the British in a more negative light.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Boston Massacre had a major impact on relations between Britain and the American colonists. It further incensed colonists already weary of British rule and unfair taxation and roused them to fight for independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Loyalists during the American Revolution believed that the Patriots were traitors who had betrayed their home nation. The Loyalists wished to remain part of Great Britain for several reasons, including identity, commerce, and peace.