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source 2-captain preston said the mob /colonists, attacked, threatened, and taunted the soldiers first..

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source 2-captain preston said the mob /colonists, attacked, threatened, and taunted the soldiers first..

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Source 2-Captain Preston said that the soldiers were attacked first by the colonist 

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Source 2-Captain Preston said that the soldiers were attacked first by the colonist 

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source 2 captain preston said they were attacked first by the colinist

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source 2 captain preston said they were attacked first by the colinist

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     Source 1- the colonist said that the British pushed them with charged bayonets

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     Source 1- the colonist said that the British pushed them with charged bayonets

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stuff by biniam melaku best-selling novel of new york times oh and from source 2

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stuff by biniam melaku best-selling novel of new york times oh and from source 2

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Captain Preston said that they were getting attacked so he ordered for defense, but then some of the guards thought he said fire but he said don't fire.

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In the picture "The bloody Massacre" Captain Preston looks as if he was telling his soldiers to fire, though in Source 2 Captain Preston said he didn't tell them to fire.

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Source 1- The colonist were throwing snowballs at the solders. Then Capt. Preston said fire.

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Captain Preston stated , that the he did not order them to fire and that the colonists were the aggressors.

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Source 1- The soldiers resorted straight to bayonets while the colonists ere throwing snowballs at them.

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SOURCE 2
Harsh threats, townsman told him that they wanted to murder the soldier, rude language, struck their clubs or bludgeons

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Habiba - Source 4 - The image shows that there is a big group of people who were in a huge fight. This shows that it is not a massacre because both the soldiers and colonists were equally using violence towards each other, and no one had power over the other.  

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Habiba - Source 4 - The image shows that there is a big group of people who were in a huge fight. This shows that it is not a massacre because both the soldiers and colonists were equally using violence towards each other, and no one had power over the other.  

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Source 1-The colonists threw snowballs at the   soldiers but Captain Preston ordered his soldiers to fire first meaning they caused a massacre

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Source 1-The colonists threw snowballs at the   soldiers but Captain Preston ordered his soldiers to fire first meaning they caused a massacre

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source 2- i saw the people in great commotion and heard them use the most cruel and horrid threats against the troops

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source 2- i saw the people in great commotion and heard them use the most cruel and horrid threats against the troops

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Source 1 - They said that the soldiers continued to fire many times 

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Source 1 - They said that the soldiers continued to fire many times 

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The picture clearly shows that the British were using bayonets and were murdering the colonists.

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Captain Preston said "I was between the soldiers and the mob, parleying with and endeavouring all in my power to persuade them to retire peaceably, but to no purpose..." Which leads me to believe that there was a mutual fight

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Source 3- it shows the British firing at the colonist as they are falling down

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Source 3- it shows the British firing at the colonist as they are falling down

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source 2 - captain preston said he was attacked by the colonists 

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source 2 - captain preston said he was attacked by the colonists 

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Source 1 - it was obviously a massacre because in source 1 it said that the British Soldiers were coming in and pricking them with their bayonets.

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Captain Preston said, "This might be the case as many of the mob called out fire, but I assured the men I gave no such order; that my word were, don't fire, stop your firing." -Source 2

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SOURCE 1
British had charged bayonets, threw snowballs only to defend themselves, Captain told them to fire

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you can clearly see the british soldiers shooting the colonists who cant protect themselves and have no weapons

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Captain Preston stated that he never said o fire.

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"The Captain commanded them to fire; and more snow balls coming, he again said, damn you, fire, be the consequence what it will." -Source 1

It show that the Boston colonist throw some snowballs at the soldier, it created a huge conflict.

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"The soldiers continued the fire successively till seven or eight or, as some say, eleven guns were discharged."

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The picture clearly shows that the British were firing at the colonist, while the colonist were not even fighting with them.

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"On this, the captain commanded them to fire; and more snowballs, he said again, damn you, fire, be the consequence what it will!"

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"On this, the captain commanded them to fire; and more snowballs, he said again, damn you, fire, be the consequence what it will!"

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The captain commanded the soldiers to like, fire. They were told to fire. The colonist had no weapons and they had to use snowballs.

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to be honest, both sides tell a story of a massacre happening. In source one it said that they came in with their bayonets and in source two it says that the British started firing out of nowhere when no one in power told them. At the end of the day, many people were killed so that would be a massacre, right?

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STUFF chapter 2 BY Biniam Melaku Best-Selling Novel of New York Times Source 4

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STUFF chapter 2 BY Biniam Melaku Best-Selling Novel of New York Times Source 4

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It shows that it wasn't a one way massacre from the British.

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Habiba - Source 3 - The image shows that the soldiers had more power against the colonists. The soldiers had more power because they were armed with bayonets. 

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Habiba - Source 3 - The image shows that the soldiers had more power against the colonists. The soldiers had more power because they were armed with bayonets. 

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Source 2 - Preston of the Captain variety said the soldiers were attacked first, or something

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"On my asking the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and supposed it came from."

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"On my asking the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and supposed it came from."

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Although it doesn't say, the order was supposed to come from him, he's in charge of the orders and firing.

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The image display a scenery where that the British soldiers are fighting in a single line and they are murdering the helpless colonists.

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I sent 12 men to protect both the sentry and the kings money, and very soon followed myself to prevent, if possible, all disorder...