Boston Massacre essays
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The American Revolution didn’t start overnight, it was a very long and strenuous surpassing of events spanning over a decade that led to the Colonist’s decision to separate from the Crown and try to take back their independence. There were several causes for what became known as the “shot heard round the world” that led to the war and eventually...
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The Boston Massacre in March 1770 occurred a year on from the Townshend duties, and the colonies were growing increasingly unstable. The government of Massachusetts was asking other colonies to resist and boycott their goods at the same time that riots were occurring in Boston. These riots were over the ironically named boat liberty which was seized for smuggling. Before...
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On April 19, 1775, the first battle of the American Revolution began in Lexington, Massachusetts. However, the idea of getting their independence from the British had been in the minds of the colonists for a long time. They felt that the British were controlling and abusing them in an unfair way and that they deserved to be free and to...
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