America is one of the most stubborn nations in the entire world. Yes, that may be mostly an opinion, but many people view it to be true. The country has always been like this, and it dates back to when the Puritans, or ‘Pilgrims’, first arrived on the North American shores. The colonists did have many feuds with Britain in what they could do, and then started long wars with the country. The question is, was it all worth it? The colonists were not justified with going to wars with Britain for several reasons, including the Boston Massacre, the Tea Act, and the Martial Law.
The first piece of evidence is the Boston Massacre, an event that took place in Boston on March 5th, 1770. After law after law passed by the British parliament, there was heavy tension between the colonists and the redcoats resided in the town. There was so much tension in fact, that the colonists tended to tease the redcoats. March 5th, however, was when things got out of hand. “..A crowd of Boston boys and men surrounded a number of British soldiers and began taunting and cursing them while pelting them with snowballs” [DBQ, Document 3] The colonists tended to be very aggressive to the redcoats. In return, the armed British soldiers took …show more content…
Danzer, 209] After the colonists figured out the King’s ruse with the tea taxes, there was another event in history that would change everything; The Boston Tea Party. December 17th, 1773, a group of rebels in Boston took to the streets wearing Native American disguises and paraded down to the docks. There, they snuck onto Britain ships and dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the harbor. King George could not seem to have a break from the Massachusetts colony, so, he decided it would be best to punish them. Britain punished Boston by putting forward the Intolerable Acts and the Martial
The first piece of evidence is the Boston Massacre, an event that took place in Boston on March 5th, 1770. After law after law passed by the British parliament, there was heavy tension between the colonists and the redcoats resided in the town. There was so much tension in fact, that the colonists tended to tease the redcoats. March 5th, however, was when things got out of hand. “..A crowd of Boston boys and men surrounded a number of British soldiers and began taunting and cursing them while pelting them with snowballs” [DBQ, Document 3] The colonists tended to be very aggressive to the redcoats. In return, the armed British soldiers took …show more content…
Danzer, 209] After the colonists figured out the King’s ruse with the tea taxes, there was another event in history that would change everything; The Boston Tea Party. December 17th, 1773, a group of rebels in Boston took to the streets wearing Native American disguises and paraded down to the docks. There, they snuck onto Britain ships and dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the harbor. King George could not seem to have a break from the Massachusetts colony, so, he decided it would be best to punish them. Britain punished Boston by putting forward the Intolerable Acts and the Martial