I am writing to express my opinion about the events that occurred March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. I feel the blame rests solely on the British. I feel this because in an account of the massacre by William Wyatt, a colonist, “I...could not observe that any of them threw anything at the soldiers, or threatened any of them.” This shows that the colonist that were in the mob did not harm the soldiers in any way, and are being peaceful. (A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, By William Wyatt.) In addition to this quote is another quote that is stated by William Wyatt in his account. This is was that the captain said “Damn your bloods, fire, be the consequence what it will” This quote along with the first
