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The Boston Massacre

March 5, 1770

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Increase in number of troops sent to colonies because of Townshend Act

Increase in anger/frustration from colonists toward British Government

Increase in tensions between colonists and British soldiers in America

Factors leading up to Boston Massacre

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British Custom House

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Five colonists killed, six others wounded

Outrage sparked among colonists

Trial held for British soldiers involved

Results

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The Boston Gazette

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre/

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre/
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Crispus Attucks

African-American man

Escaped slave and former sailor

Referred to as the first hero of the American Revolution

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Other leading figures

Captain Thomas Preston

John Adams

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K2UgQFRr38

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K2UgQFRr38
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Who was at fault, the colonists, or the British soldiers?

What do you think?


Race #4. 1) The Colonists and British Parliament disagreed over how the colonists should be _______________.

Race #4. 1) The Colonists and British Parliament disagreed over how the colonists should be _______________.

Pete Townshend- PSYCHODERELICT

Pete Townshend- PSYCHODERELICT

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1750 1755 1760 1765 1770 1775 1780 1785 1790 1795 1800 ...files.libertyfund.org/files/2567/AmericanFoundingTimeline.pdf1767 Townshend Acts call for new import levies 1768 Colonists

Rights of Colonists CHAPTER 4. Rights of Colonists Colonists in America saw themselves as English citizens. Colonists in America saw themselves as English.

Rights of Colonists CHAPTER 4. Rights of Colonists Colonists in America saw themselves as English citizens. Colonists in America saw themselves as English.

... the colonists need ice... the colonists need ice.

... the colonists need ice... the colonists need ice.

Irish Mythology - George Townshend 1915

Irish Mythology - George Townshend 1915

The Colonists Become Defiant

The Colonists Become Defiant

Telemed HCV HIV Townshend Simsons

Telemed HCV HIV Townshend Simsons

Divergence: The Colonists vs. The English Why are the colonists so upset about the taxes?

Divergence: The Colonists vs. The English Why are the colonists so upset about the taxes?

US Remote Sensing Capabilities Chris Justice and John Townshend.

US Remote Sensing Capabilities Chris Justice and John Townshend.

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Townshend Allegri autotransformer preamplifier Allegri HiFi+ review Alan Sircom.pdf · REPRODUCED FROM ISSUE 115 Townshend Allegri autotransformer preamplifier T his is one of those

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Ch.6, Sec.2 – Colonial Resistance Grows The Townshend Acts Are Passed The Townshend Acts Are Passed - the Townshend Acts were passed by England’s Finance.

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 · The Boston Massacre Then... What it looks like now... Parliament pushes new laws and taxes on the colonists in the Townshend Act. Townshend Acts 'Duties" (taxes) on imported glass,

 · The Boston Massacre Then... What it looks like now... Parliament pushes new laws and taxes on the colonists in the Townshend Act. Townshend Acts 'Duties" (taxes) on imported glass,

Townshend Times,

Townshend Times,

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