The American Revolution: The Boston Massacre In The United States

The American Revolution The American Revolution started in 1765 and ended in 1783 after the French and Indian War. The reason why the American Revolution occurred was because the colonists were tired of the British monarchy and aristocracy. The colonists had the right to revolutionize against the British. During this time the British Crown had no idea how the colonists lived and the rules he was suppressing on them seemed unjust to the colonists. At first he sent men to settle the land and govern it but when they started to prosper that was when the king wanted to take a hold of them. The troopers were staying in the colonist’s homes without permission and being heavily taxed. This was when the slogan “no taxation without representation” came …show more content…
In The United States there were colonists whom refused to let go of being controlled by the British Crown these people were known as the loyalists. The loyalists fought against those colonists whom wanted what they did not want which was to break free from Great Britain’s rules and regulations. Five unarmed colonists were murdered for protesting amongst others by the British soldiers. This tragic event is known as The Boston Massacre. One of the five men that were murdered was an African American …show more content…
Just like the colonists were split amongst two sides the loyalists (those who remain loyal to the British Crown) and the Americans (who fought to break free from the British Crown) the African Americans were also split between two sides. There were the black loyalists whom fought amongst the loyalist’s side with Great Britain and those who fought with the Americans for freedom from Great Britain. The United States was split into two parts at least that is what it seemed that is until a third side was presented. Aside from the loyalists and the Americans there were the neutralists. The neutralists included the Quakers whom were a religious Christian group that believed in nonviolence. The Quakers tried to remain out of the military at all costs. A man by the name of Patrick Henry whom was a lawyer and politician at the time became very known for his famous speech in Virginia. Henry also wrote a letter to Robert Pleasants that discussed the Quakers and their wish to abolish slavery.
The Bill of Rights was created because of the American Revolution in order to protect the colonist that is why when the United States won the revolution they made sure to include it in The Constitution. Thus, the colonists had the right to push for a