THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Colonists spread negative propaganda about British troops.
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.A crowd of sailors dared British troops to shoot at them
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A British soldier standing guard hit a colonist during an argument.
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.An African-American sailor shot and wounded a Briti
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Detailed explanation-1: -His gunfire struck and killed an 11-year-old boy named Christopher Seider and further enraged the patriots. Several days later, a fight broke out between local workers and British soldiers. It ended without serious bloodshed but helped set the stage for the bloody incident yet to come.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Though there were a number of indirect causes of the Boston Massacre, the event that directly sparked it was a group of children taunting the British soldiers guarding the customs office. A soldier went after one of the children and hit him with his rifle, and a crowd of colonists began to grow.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tensions that led to the Boston Massacre were the product of the occupation of Boston by Redcoats in 1768. Redcoats were sent to Boston to quell riots in the wake of the Townsend Duties and to protect customs officials. With 2, 000 soldiers occupying a town with a population of about 16, 000, friction was inevitable.
Detailed explanation-4: -Boston was the home to some of the most radical opponents and largest protests. In an attempt to use an excessive amount of force to crack down on these upstart colonials, Great Britain passed the Townshend Acts in 1767 and dispatched the British Army to restore order in Boston.
Detailed explanation-5: -On the night of March 5, 1770, a small mob of colonists began throwing rocks and snowballs at a British sentry outside the customs house. Twenty British soldiers appeared with fixed bayonets, and the crowd grew to about 100 boys and men.