The Boston Massacre it really wasnt a massacre

The Boston Massacre (it really wasn’t a massacre)

I) The Boston Massacre • A) On March 5, 1770 an angry group of colonist gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiers

I) The Boston Massacre • A) On March 5, 1770 an angry group gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiers – 1. the crowd threw rocks, sticks, snowballs, ice chunks

I) The Boston Massacre • A) On March 5, 1770 an angry group gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiers – 1. the crowd threw rocks, sticks, snowballs, ice chunks • B) The frightened soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing 5 and wounding several more

I) The Boston Massacre • C) Crispus Attucks was the first man killed

I) The Boston Massacre • C) Crispus Attucks was the first man killed – 1. a freed slave, and a member of the Sons of Liberty

I) The Boston Massacre • C) Crispus Attucks was the first man killed – 1. a freed slave, and a member of the Sons of Liberty • D) John Adams would successfully defend the soldiers in court, showing that they were provoked into action

I) The Boston Massacre • E) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti. British support

I) The Boston Massacre • E) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti. British support – 1. called the event the “Boston Massacre”

I) The Boston Massacre • E) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti. British support – 1. called the event the “Boston Massacre” – 2. Paul Revere made an engraving showing soldiers firing on unarmed citizens