The Boston Massacre

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for the
purpose of assaulting the people.
Many would say that the colonists had every right to be mad and
irritated. But what about the soldiers. They were just taking commands
from the country that they are defending and fighting for. To them they
were just doing the right thing. But we all know that they went to extremes
by the frequent wounding of persons by their bayonets and cutlasses, and
the numerous instances of bad behavior in the soldiery. This also led the
colonists to figure out the England did not send those troops over for
their well-being, but were there just for the benefit of England. But
once again, they were only taking orders from England.
Early on the evening of March 5, 1770, a crowd of laborers began
throwing hard packed snowballs at soldiers guarding the Customs House.
Goaded beyond endurance the sentries acted against express orders and fired
on the crowd, killing four and wounding eight, one of whom dies a few
days later.1 Here are the names of ...

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five guns
were discharged from the balcony, or the chamber window on the balcony. 3
Gillam Bass, being on King St. at the same time declares that the
posted themselves between the Custom house door and the west corner of it.
In a few minutes started to fire upon the people. 2 or 3 were really high
which he believes must of came from the balcony windows. 4
A few more men also declared the same thing. The most important
factor there is that they all testified that the y saw some of the shots
coming from the higher balcony windows. This proves that those soldiers
were at no danger, but still took it upon themselves to shoot at the
citizens who were not harming them in any ...

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