The Patriots: The Boston Massacre

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This source is an example of biased propaganda in favor of the Patriots. This is because it shows their side of the Boston Massacre in order to create sympathy for their cause. For example, the document reads, "... Like fierce Barbarians grinning o'er their Prey, Approve the Carnage, and enjoy the Day" This line serves to describe the British soldiers during the massacre describing them as barbarians who viewed the innocent colonists as prey, going as far as to say the soldiers enjoyed the event and murder of the colonists. This portrays the British as being in the wrong or at fault for the massacre and creates sympathy for the Patriot colonists who suffered at the hand of such soldiers. The document also reads, "The Patriots copious Tears

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