The Booston Massacre And Account Of The Boston Massacre

Many British acts had angered the colonists. For instance, the Sugar Act was a law passed by Parliament in 1764, that placed tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. Colonists became angry because of taxation without representation which they thought was not right because they weren't represented in Parliament. Also, in 1765, a law passed by Parliament required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid. Again, the colonists protested about “taxation without representation” and they began boycotting goods and attacked customs officials. Furthermore, the Townshend Act, which was a law passed in 1767, suspended New York’s assembly and established taxes on goods brought into the British colonies. This caused more boycott to British colonies. Therefore, the colonists protested against all these acts. As a result, a fight occurred

During this event, only a few people were killed. This is depicted in John Bufford, Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, because only a few colonists were on the floor unlike a whole group. Also, shown in Boston Gazette, Account of the Boston Massacre, “three men were laid dead on the spot and two more struggling for life” as a result of the British soldiers firing. Furthermore, in document Captain Thomas Preston, Case of Capt. Thomas Preston, “three unhappy men who instantly expired [died], one more is since dead, three others are dangerously, and four slightly wounded…” This shows that it wasn’t a large number of humans killed or hurt not resulting in a massacre. This idea that a few colonists died was corroborated because it was shown in document 2,3 and 4. The point of view of each document was that it was not a massacre and most of all the documents were somewhat reliable because it was written shortly after the document was written and some were taken by a biased