THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Edward Garrick
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Crispus Attucks
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John Adams
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The British Soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eight British soldiers and their officer in charge, Captain Thomas Preston, faced charges for murdering five colonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soon after, the trial of the other eight men-Hugh White, Hugh Montgomery, Matthew Kilroy, John Carroll, James Hartigan, William McCauley, William Warren, and William Wemms-began.
Detailed explanation-3: -The very next day, John Adams received a loud knock on his door. He was asked to defend the soldiers and Captain Preston, as nobody else would take the case. Without hesitation Adams agreed to defend the soldiers and their captain. Above all, John Adams believed in upholding the law, and defending the innocent.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.