Boston blood bath , a massacre
Redcoats to blame
The time of massacre
The Boston massacre happend on march 5, 1770 just months ago. The first victim was crispus attucks an African American who was born on 1723.the other victims were Samuel gray, James Caldwell, Samuel maverick, Patrick carr, and christopher monk . The British soldiers who shot the unarmed citizens were Thomas preston , Hugh white , John goldfinch , William wemms , James Bassett, and Hugh montgomery.
Event Information
The Boston massacre
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When?
Monday, Mar 5, 1770, 12:00 AM
Where?
Boston Massachusetts
Order of events
1.a mob of angry citizens gathered in front of one sentry
2. The mob started harassing the British sentry
3.other sentries joined the first one
4. The mob started throwing stuff at the sentries
5.the sentries fired into the mob and killed three immediately 3 others died later from injuries
The trial
After the shooting no one wanted to defend the soldiers in their trial. Eventually john Adams was chosen to defend the British soldiers.john Adams did such a good job of defending the soldiers that only 2 were found guilty,and the soldiers found guilty were not even killed.instead both the soldiers were branded on their thumbs to show that they had committed a felony and that they could not testify in court.
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