History: The Boston Massacre

1. Boston Massacre
a. The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770 in Boston. The Boston Massacre became a historical event because it was the start of a revolution. It all began when the British soldiers came into Boston and fired shots at the colonists for making a crowd and going against the soldiers. The British soldier that was in charge at the time was named Captain Thomas Preston and he and his 8 men were all arrested for the shooting. Before this happened the colonists still had hatred towards the British soldiers for pushing the Townshend Acts towards the colonists.
History.com Staff. “Boston Massacre.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre.

2. Christopher Columbus

The Great Awakening was an event that took place in the 1730s and it was particularly in New England. It all began with Jonatan Edwards a Yale minister who was not going to switch over to the Church of England. He was concerned that the New Englanders were forgetting about their religious principles and instead were too focused on wealth and ways of income. He started to preach and yell his thought and people came in large groups to listen. The effects of the Great Awakening were important. It prepared America for the War of Independence. It showed that people should not be afraid to shy away from their religious beliefs. If the churches were not living up to expectations or what the people believed in anymore, they can move on and form new religious

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