Massacres involve many people, yet the Boston Massacre is more of a paradox. The paradox of this involves the use of propaganda which demonstrates this massacre of five deaths into a big idea. This causes the United States to focus and narrow the blame towards Great Britain. This event occurred on the same day the parliament repealed most of the Townshend Acts.These acts were an external tax that charged colonists a tariff for importing manufactured good into the U.S. This caused the colonists to become upset since they had no representation, and were still being forced to pay these tariffs. The rivalry between Great Britain caused more tension towards this situation.
Great Britain sent British troops to Boston in order to maintain order and continue to enforce the Townshend Acts. By the beginning of the year 1770, there was around 4,000 British soldiers and 15,000 colonists residing in Boston. It was on the evening of March 5th, 1770, at Boston,Massachussetts where the incident took place. Later that day, several colonists gathered together and began to bother …show more content…
The main result of this event was the increased support for independence. For the following years preceding the initiation of the Revolution, it allowed the colonists to have lessons learned from the Boston Massacre. Additionally, this event was also used as a way for the Sons of Liberty and colonists to express and spread their views by exaggerating the reality at some points. Although it was no more than a riot, people named it as the Boston Massacre to show others of the dangers of having British troops in Boston. This was done for the colonists’ freedom and for their lives to no longer be in danger. This is the cause of why the use of propaganda and exaggeration was utilized in this incident. It allowed the public to be aware and be shown how cruel the British government is towards
Great Britain sent British troops to Boston in order to maintain order and continue to enforce the Townshend Acts. By the beginning of the year 1770, there was around 4,000 British soldiers and 15,000 colonists residing in Boston. It was on the evening of March 5th, 1770, at Boston,Massachussetts where the incident took place. Later that day, several colonists gathered together and began to bother …show more content…
The main result of this event was the increased support for independence. For the following years preceding the initiation of the Revolution, it allowed the colonists to have lessons learned from the Boston Massacre. Additionally, this event was also used as a way for the Sons of Liberty and colonists to express and spread their views by exaggerating the reality at some points. Although it was no more than a riot, people named it as the Boston Massacre to show others of the dangers of having British troops in Boston. This was done for the colonists’ freedom and for their lives to no longer be in danger. This is the cause of why the use of propaganda and exaggeration was utilized in this incident. It allowed the public to be aware and be shown how cruel the British government is towards