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boston massacure
What is the boston massacre | a riot between American colonists and British soldiers |
When was the boston massacre | March 5, 1770 |
Who was involed in the boston massacre | colonists, British soldiers, Crispus Attucks |
Where was the boston massacre | outside a customs house in Boston, MA |
Why did the boston massacre happend | Americans were upset about taxes and started to riot |
Propanganda | the spreading of ideas that can influence a point of view |
What did the sons of liberty desguise themselves as | Indians |
The blockade of Boston Harbor: | British controlled ships in and out of Boston. |
Town meetings were limited | to once per year. |
The Quartering Act | British soldiers could stay at colonists’ houses |
The Administration of Justice Act | accused British officers could have their trials in England. |
British first move to stop american rebilatoin was | His first move was to try to capture hidden stores of guns and powder that were in Concord, MA, and arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams, the patriot leaders. |
Milita | Volunteer men joining the patriot soldiers. |
The Americans had been expecting this move, and across Massachusetts the patriot farmers and townspeople had begun | to drill and were ready to pick up their guns on a minute’s notice |