History Quiz #2
1) Both men have two very different viewpoints when it comes to what they thought happened during the massacre. According to the readings, General Thomas Gage is a commander-in-chief of the British Army in America. His side of the story contradicts with Samuel Adams story, who is known as a radical propagandist. According to Gage, he believes the whole situation was premeditated. Gage states that mobs were prancing in the streets, trying to get soldiers to come out. The mob then attacked a soldier, and the colonists go get soldiers to help the man. Preston heard and sent men to alleviate him. Gage’s side of the story states that the men were attacked by the colonists. Gage is writing a letter presuming that royal authorities are going to recognize it, stating that the shooting should have never gone down. According to Gage’s side, Captain Preston says the crowd was yelling rude things at them, daring them to fire. Soldiers ended up firing due to “confusion”. Adams tells something different.
Unlike General Thomas Gage, Adams is writing to the colonial public. The reading states that Adams wants to raise a public outburst against the soldiers. According to Adams, a boy was knocked down to the …show more content…
Although it has been a while since I have taken a History course, I thought there were way more than 30 or 60 men, and I don’t ever really remember them being disguised as Indians. The reading states that it was not a crazy riot on the ship, and I always thought it was. I thought that the protestors were very violent, but Hewes states otherwise. Hewes mentions that this took place in the evening, when I always thought that it occurred during the day. Hewes also expresses that he doesn’t remember any of the individuals names who participated in the incident, where I always thought it was a very close group, looking to cause
1) Both men have two very different viewpoints when it comes to what they thought happened during the massacre. According to the readings, General Thomas Gage is a commander-in-chief of the British Army in America. His side of the story contradicts with Samuel Adams story, who is known as a radical propagandist. According to Gage, he believes the whole situation was premeditated. Gage states that mobs were prancing in the streets, trying to get soldiers to come out. The mob then attacked a soldier, and the colonists go get soldiers to help the man. Preston heard and sent men to alleviate him. Gage’s side of the story states that the men were attacked by the colonists. Gage is writing a letter presuming that royal authorities are going to recognize it, stating that the shooting should have never gone down. According to Gage’s side, Captain Preston says the crowd was yelling rude things at them, daring them to fire. Soldiers ended up firing due to “confusion”. Adams tells something different.
Unlike General Thomas Gage, Adams is writing to the colonial public. The reading states that Adams wants to raise a public outburst against the soldiers. According to Adams, a boy was knocked down to the …show more content…
Although it has been a while since I have taken a History course, I thought there were way more than 30 or 60 men, and I don’t ever really remember them being disguised as Indians. The reading states that it was not a crazy riot on the ship, and I always thought it was. I thought that the protestors were very violent, but Hewes states otherwise. Hewes mentions that this took place in the evening, when I always thought that it occurred during the day. Hewes also expresses that he doesn’t remember any of the individuals names who participated in the incident, where I always thought it was a very close group, looking to cause