The French and Indian War
Change in relationship between the Colonists & the British
Introduction to French and Indian WAr
Proclamation of 1763
Great Britain Raises taxes
Protests against the British
Boston Massacre & The Boston Tea Party
(Holt social studies United States History Textbook)
two different point of view on the Boston Massacre
“Captain Preston is said to have ordered them to fire, and to have repeated that order. One gun was fired first; then others in succession and with deliberation, till ten or a dozen guns were fired; or till that number of discharges were made from the guns that were fired. By which means eleven persons were killed and wounded, as above represented.” -Anonymous, 1770
(http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=4122)
“On my asking the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and supposed it came from me. This might be the case as many of the mob called out fire, fire, but I assured the men that I gave no such order; that my words were, don't fire, stop your firing.” -Captain Thomas Preston, 1770
(http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=4121)
Historians stilled are not settled about whether Captain Preston has ordered the soldiers to shoot or not.