THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Crab Backs, Blood Backs
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Big Red Backs, Crimson Backs
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Lobster Backs, Blood Backs
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Mud Backs, Blood Backs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Colonists referred to the hated troops as “redcoats” or “lobsterbacks.”
Detailed explanation-2: -About 600 were soldiers of the British Army. They were called “lobsterbacks” by the townspeople because of the red coat they wore as part of their uniform.
Detailed explanation-3: -Did you know: In the 1760s, British soldiers were called lobsterbacks because of their red coats.
Detailed explanation-4: -Colonists called the British soldiers “redcoats.” The British soldiers in Boston were polite and helpful. On March 5, 1770, British troops opened fire on colonists in the streets of Boston. Crispus Attucks, a British tax collector, was killed in the Boston Massacre.
Detailed explanation-5: -Due to their long redcoats, British soldiers were nicknamed “lobsters” and “bloody backs” by the colonists.