To Whom it May Concern at the Boston Gazette:
The colonists are to blame for the Boston Massacre, because they have provoked the British to open fire by forming a mob, through taunts, and by the uncertainty of who was saying fire.
First, the colonists have attempted to portray an act of violence without any provocation, which got matters complicated. According to the report of Captain Preston, the colonist “[assembled together] to attack the troops, and [they rang] the bells…as the signal for that purpose and not for fire”. Additionally, someone “ [sounded] the alarm bells, [under the normal routine for] fire. This means that the colonists used a normal sign of warning to gather the people to attack the soldiers, for they used an underhanded technique to catch the soldiers off-guard. In summary, the secret signal was the cause of the Massacre for its evil intentions to harm the British soldiers.
Second, according to Edward Payne’s eyewitness account, the colonists taunted the British soldiers saying “Fire, fire, ... you, why don’t you fire”. Additionally, the shooting started when a “single gun fired and soon after several others went off, one after another”. According to Charles Hobby’s eyewitness account, …show more content…
For example, the colonists created a mob, they yelled taunts, and they were yelling “fire.” These things affected the Boston Massacre because the mob gathered in secret, with the soldiers thinking that there was a fire. They were also yelling taunts, such as “fire,” thus it would provoke the soldiers to shoot them. Additionally, it means that the colonists want the soldiers to shoot them, probably to frame them and place the blame on them. In addition to their provoking taunts, they yelled “fire,” which made the soldiers confused on who was ordering them to fire. Overall, the colonists brought the Boston Massacre upon themselves by provoking and ordering the soldiers to shoot and kill
The colonists are to blame for the Boston Massacre, because they have provoked the British to open fire by forming a mob, through taunts, and by the uncertainty of who was saying fire.
First, the colonists have attempted to portray an act of violence without any provocation, which got matters complicated. According to the report of Captain Preston, the colonist “[assembled together] to attack the troops, and [they rang] the bells…as the signal for that purpose and not for fire”. Additionally, someone “ [sounded] the alarm bells, [under the normal routine for] fire. This means that the colonists used a normal sign of warning to gather the people to attack the soldiers, for they used an underhanded technique to catch the soldiers off-guard. In summary, the secret signal was the cause of the Massacre for its evil intentions to harm the British soldiers.
Second, according to Edward Payne’s eyewitness account, the colonists taunted the British soldiers saying “Fire, fire, ... you, why don’t you fire”. Additionally, the shooting started when a “single gun fired and soon after several others went off, one after another”. According to Charles Hobby’s eyewitness account, …show more content…
For example, the colonists created a mob, they yelled taunts, and they were yelling “fire.” These things affected the Boston Massacre because the mob gathered in secret, with the soldiers thinking that there was a fire. They were also yelling taunts, such as “fire,” thus it would provoke the soldiers to shoot them. Additionally, it means that the colonists want the soldiers to shoot them, probably to frame them and place the blame on them. In addition to their provoking taunts, they yelled “fire,” which made the soldiers confused on who was ordering them to fire. Overall, the colonists brought the Boston Massacre upon themselves by provoking and ordering the soldiers to shoot and kill