THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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The Americans gathered arms and attacked the British soldiers killing hundreds.
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The colonists dispersed and returned to their homes.
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The British tore through the town, destroying shops and homes.
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The Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and threw their tea into the water.
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The colonists rioted and looted, burning down much of the city.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Boston Massacre began the evening of March 5, 1770 with a small argument between British Private Hugh White and a few colonists outside the Custom House in Boston on King Street. The argument began to escalate as more colonists gathered and began to harass and throw sticks and snowballs at Private White.
Detailed explanation-3: -Six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences. The two found guilty of manslaughter were sentenced to branding on their hand.
Detailed explanation-4: -In March 1770, British soldiers stationed in Boston opened fire on a crowd, killing five townspeople and infuriating locals. What became known as the Boston Massacre intensified anti-British sentiment and proved a pivotal event leading up to the American Revolution.