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The Boston Massacre; A Bloody Night March 5th, 1770. It’s a cold, wintery night and the British Redcoats have set up camp right in the middle of Boston, Massachusetts to enforce more tax laws. A group of angry, drunken colonists gather around all sides of the British troops for a not so peaceful protest. Clunk. One of the colonists had thrown a wooden club and knocked a British soldier off his feet and onto the ground. “Fire!” Captain Preston Thomas exclaimed. What was the Boston Massacre…

On March 5, 1770, there was a massacre in front of the Old Customs House. This awful incident is the Boston Massacre. This was most definitely caused due the actions the colonists had been taking. Here is why the colonists are at fault for the Boston Massacre. It all started when a crowd of colonists became angry and started rioting. First off, this crowd of colonists were not just peacefully protesting. They started off by throwing chunks of what they called “snowballs”, but were actually…

On March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts, there was a shooting of five colonists by seven British soldiers and their leader, Captain Preston. The five colonists that were killed were Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr. It started when one winter night, a few of Prestons men were getting ice balls and snowballs thrown at them. Colonists were daring those soldiers to shoot and were calling them dirty lobsterbacks. Some colonists were even grabbing at…

and gold and play in the Staples Stadium in the heart of L.A. The Lakers have won 16 championships and been to the finals a total 31 times over the last 57 years in Los Angeles. This team holds the record for the most appearances in the finals. The Boston Celtics have been to the finals only 21 times which is a good 10 times short of the Lakers. This dynamic purple and gold team has gone through many players, coaches, and management personal but seem always hold their standings in the playoffs. …

forgotten. Born in Boston in 1734, Paul was the oldest son in a family…

A massacre is known to be a brutal and indiscriminate slaughter of unimpeachable people therefore the use of the word massacre for this event is ambiguous, in truth, the Boston massacre should have been classified as a little dispute, brawl, or riot between mother country and colonies owing to the facts that; all the propaganda that was printed emphasized and exaggerated the actual actions taken by both the colonists and the British, the colonists made the first move, and the British only used…

their rights. At the time, without a doubt, the American Revolution was flared by a chain of events in the colonies. One of the most damaging events was the ‘Boston Massacre’, caused by the continued tension between the government and colonists in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, leading to five unarmed colonists death. The effects of the ‘Boston Massacre’ on the colonies were devastating, and hearing…

The NBA’s All Star Weekend has come and gone and the second half of the regular season gets underway again on Thursday. The days that follow the weekends slate of activities are dedicated to one thing and one thing only (other than practice of course), TRADE RUMORS. In this social media age, everybody and their mother has a trade rumor that they “heard”, that will most likely never come true. ESPN.com even has their own “NBA Trade Machine” where fans can arrange different…

five years before disbanding; its death brought forth various approximately sorted out classes all through the northeastern United States. One of the first and most noteworthy expert groups was the Original Celtics, sorted out around 1915 in New York City. They played upwards of 150 recreations a season and overwhelmed ball until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters, established in 1927, an eminent presentation group, represents considerable authority in diverting court tricks and master ball taking…

you to fire” is what Crispus Attucks said and what led up to him dying, and starting the revolutionary war. This was just the beginning of a huge revolution. Crispus Attucks played an important role in the American Revolution by his role in the Boston Massacre. On the night of March 5, 1770, Private Hugh White, a guard on duty outside Boston’s customs house,was surrounded by a jeering crowd.He reacted by hitting one of them his musket. The crowd grew larger, and eight redcoats came to rescue…