https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm Answer each question and/or complete each sentence starter provided. en-us 2020-11-16 21:25:15 UTC 2020-11-20 17:36:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png angela_smith1 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/932515994 Townshend Acts- all repealed except tax on tea.]]> 2020-11-17 16:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/932515994 3014526 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942470652 I thought the Boston Massacre was because of the tax on tea. And initially I thought the Boston Massacre was started because of the colonists.]]> 2020-11-19 17:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942470652 3024115 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942475617 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was an event in which the American colonists were merely teasing the British and the British took it seriously and fired their guns at the colonists.]]> 2020-11-19 17:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942475617 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942476171 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was murder because the soldiers and colonists were killing each other]]> 2020-11-19 17:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942476171 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942476759 At first I thought the Boston Massacre was murder committed by the British Soldiers and it was just people peacefully protesting the taxes on tea and the quartering act. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942476759 3009216 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942477727 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was about the colonists getting mad and protesting about the taxes, and the British firing them down,.]]> 2020-11-19 17:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942477727 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942479306 I first thought that the Boston Massacre was a mass murder of colonists. I thought that the British soldiers fired just because they didn't like them.]]> 2020-11-19 17:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942479306 3014526 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942480257 Now I think that it was the soldiers' fault because even though the colonists were protesting, the soldiers had no right to shoot them. Because this happened many died and only two of the soldiers were charged with manslaughter. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942480257 3002248 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942482110 I thought the Boston Massacre was murder]]> 2020-11-19 17:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942482110 3024115 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942484559 Now, I think that the Boston Massacre was an act of self defense, because the colonists tried to hurt the British by using clubs and snowballs with harmful contents. In addition, the British didn't do any wrong by patrolling the area in which the scene happened. Therefore, the colonists didn't have any logical reason to hurt the British, except for that they were being taxed unfairly, even so, the colonists should have taken the fight to higher officials, instead of harassing the British for a situation they had no control over.]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942484559 3002248 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942485267 It is self defense because people were throwing things at the soldiers ]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942485267 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942485648 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was an act of murder, because of it's title. With the word 'massacre' being used, and many paintings depicting violence from the British soldiers, I was naturally led to believe that it was to be blamed on the British. However, it didn't tell the whole story. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942485648 3007867 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942486324 First I thought that it was murder because they fired their guns and and they were throwing things.]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942486324 3009216 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942486580 Now I think the Boston Massacre started because of the Colonists. They started throwing snowballs filled with rocks and oyster shells at the British soldiers. That's enough to knock someone out! The British were just trying to defend themselves.]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942486580 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942486833 Now I think that the Boston Massacre is self defense because of the backstory I hear. The colonists were throwing clubs and snowballs filled with rocks at the soldiers, all because the colonists didn't want to pay taxes. Also, the words of the colonists were misinterpreted by the soldiers and caused them to fire.]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942486833 3007879 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942488282 First I thought that the British soldiers were the bad people in the Boston Massacre.]]> 2020-11-19 17:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942488282 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942490167 At first I thought that the boston Massacre was just the british Killing of the colonists because they disagreed and were peacefully protesting and were ordered to do so.]]> 2020-11-19 17:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942490167 3017904 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942492591 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was an act of murder by the British soldiers and there could not be any reason to justify that.]]> 2020-11-19 17:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942492591 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942494344 I thought the Boston Massacre would be solved and we know who did what. We still don't know who yelled fire and who did what, it was all just a blur.]]> 2020-11-19 17:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942494344 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942495310 Now I think it was self defence because the protestors were hitting the soldiers and trying to intimidate them and the soldiers weren't ordered to fire. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942495310 3017904 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942497027 Now I think that the Boston Massacre was just the way of the British soldiers to defend themselves. I think this because I saw in the slideshow that the colonists were throwing hard snowballs at the British and were hitting them with clubs. If I was a British soldier I would definitely not tolerate the behavior of the colonists. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942497027 3015110 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942497472 At first, I thought that the Boston Massacre was murder because there were guns fired for no reason and innocent people were killed. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942497472 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942499392 Now I think that the Boston Massacre was an act of self-defense, based on multiple accounts, including Newton Prince's. Prince described how the colonists were the first people to initiate the violence, throwing snowballs, objects, and slurs at the British soldiers. Therefore, as the British were the second group to react, after an act of violence from the first group, I consider it to be self-defense.]]> 2020-11-19 17:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942499392 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942499909 But now based on the evidence I believe that it was the colonists got angry and started telling them to fire and got themself killed but the british didn't have to fire but they did anyway.]]> 2020-11-19 17:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942499909 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942504171 Now I think that one of the colonists yelled fire as a joke, based on the Edpuzzle video. In the video, John Adams in justifying the Boston Massacre in court and is getting to the bottom of the whole thing. From the evidence shown, it looks like a colonist yelled fire to annoy the soldiers. The soldiers, since it was a lot of people yelling and screaming, probably thought that the Captain yelled it.]]> 2020-11-19 17:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942504171 3009073 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942505126 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was just the soldiers shooting the colonists for no reason, they were just doing a peaceful protest. That it was clear what happened and that the soldiers killed the colonists.]]> 2020-11-19 17:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942505126 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942505336 It was important for the trial to happen in Boston and John Adams to represent them because if it happened in Britain then colonists wouldn't accept the decision because they would think its biased. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942505336 3007879 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942505713 Now I think that the colonists were the bad ones in the situation because they shouldn't have been so violent with the soldiers, they were hitting them when clubs and snowballs while the soldiers fired their guns in self-defense.]]> 2020-11-19 17:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942505713 3030100 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942506689 First I thought that the Boston Massacre was just a murder and never thought of it as self defense. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942506689 3007867 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942509574 But now I think it's self defense becuase they were throwing things because they fired guns, and were only trying to protect themsleves]]> 2020-11-19 17:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942509574 3014526 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942511066 I think it was important for the soldiers to go on trial represented by John Adams because John Dams believed in giving everyone a chance to say their part of the story even if they were guilty. This gave the soldiers a chance to prove their innocence. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942511066 3024200 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942511950 First, I thought that the British were responsible for the Boston Massacre.]]> 2020-11-19 17:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942511950 3015110 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942513545 Now after learning about it, I believe that the Boston Massacre was self defense because the colonists instigated the fight and caused the soldiers to fire.]]> 2020-11-19 17:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942513545 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942517690 I thought the Boston Massacre was murder at first because of the guns but I think it might be self defense now. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942517690 3009216 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942518742 I think it was important for the British soldiers to go on trial because if they hadn't, they would've been stuck behind bars for a much longer time. Now, 2 soldiers were accused of manslaughter, but the other 75% were freed.]]> 2020-11-19 17:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942518742 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942519880 I think that it was important for the trial in Boston so that everyone including the colonists could agree that it was a fair trial and there was no funny business. I also think that it was important for John Adams to represent them because it would show loyalty to the british.]]> 2020-11-19 17:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942519880 3024200 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942520046 Now I think that the colonists are responsible for it because they refused to pay the taxes and were the ones instigating the fight. They were also trying to harm the British soldiers which clearly means that the soldiers had to shoot in self-defense.]]> 2020-11-19 17:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942520046 3029527 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942520999 I thought that it was just like a random act of violence]]> 2020-11-19 17:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942520999 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942521418 By going to trial, they can prove their innocents with facts. With the court, it would be hard to dispute the outcome. Also, having a colonist as a judge would prove that he is not biased towards to soldiers. Also, since he is revered as a good judge, it is helpful that the soldiers had him.]]> 2020-11-19 17:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942521418 3029527 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942523080 now i know that it was because people were throwing junk at the soldiers and provoking them]]> 2020-11-19 17:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942523080 3009073 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942523770 Now I think that the soldiers in the Boston Massacre might have been just defending themselves because of the colonists throwing snowballs filled with rocks/oysters shells, the clubs that they had, some drawings, and the testimonies that state the colonist were hitting the soldiers, it might have been in self-defense.]]> 2020-11-19 17:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942523770 3024115 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942523788 I think that it was important for the British soldiers to go on trial in Boston and be represented by John Adams because they are still citizens, even if they shot people. In addition, people couldn't make any claims without solid evidence, and it could be that the British soldiers completely acted in self defense, in which case British officials would probably take extra measures to ensure that such accidents wouldn't occur again, such as sending more soldiers to patrol.]]> 2020-11-19 17:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942523788 3014526 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942524179 I think the Americans would have protested because innocent lives were lost. Like in society today, as soon as an innocent person dies for doing nothing people start to bring it up enough so that the government knows what's happening. I think this would have happened back then because I believe that the Americans were smart enough to think to protest. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942524179 3017904 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942527282 I think that it was important for the British soldiers to go on trial because every person deserves a fair and unbiased trial. No matter what the crime, it is very important to be unbiased in a trail. You needed to show the patriots in the country that no matter who the person is or what they did, they deserve a trial. The fact they were represented by John Adams just strengthened this fact because John Adams was a patriot. To see John Adams unbiased means that both patriots and loyalists would give this person a fair trial. John Adams could sway many opinions that would have otherwise been biased. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942527282 3009216 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942527610 I have a feeling the colonists would've done another one of these massacres and not only fight the British, but also the court. I feel like they would have been mad because no one was accused of killing their men, and that would hurt especially if they lost a loved one.]]> 2020-11-19 17:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942527610 3029527 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942528969 because everyone deserves a fair chance even the people who just killed someone]]> 2020-11-19 17:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942528969 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942531315 I think it was kind of last minute because the self defense was to put rocks in snowballs which seems like a last minute self defense option]]> 2020-11-19 17:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942531315 3029527 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942531770 i think that they would have been outraged because people got killed and the peopled that did the killing are just gonna get away scot-free. they would have probably rioted and been really angry and the revolutionary war might have even started earlier]]> 2020-11-19 17:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942531770 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942532767 If none of the soldiers were convicted, then more protests would have erupted in America because to majority of them those soldiers were guilty so they wouldn't have accepted unless at least some]]> 2020-11-19 17:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942532767 3002248 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942532947 It was important to go on trial because they could of done something wrong and go to jail for a good reason or, they could of gone strait to jail for no reason. They went on trial with John Adams because he thinks everyone deserves a fair trial.]]> 2020-11-19 17:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942532947 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942534327 I think that if none of them were punished then the Colonists would be extremely angry and there would be some kind of mutiny because after all there were multiple deaths caused by the british. None the less someone needs to be punished for taking lives and since they wouldn't be convicted for murder they might feel like they are being treated unfairly.]]> 2020-11-19 17:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942534327 3030100 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942538903 Now I think that the Boston Massacre was an act of self defense based on the evidence I found especially on the slide presentation it provides very good evidence such as the snowballs, the witnesses, and the paintings.]]> 2020-11-19 17:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942538903 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942539042 It was important for the British soldiers to go on trial in Boston, and have John Adams as their representative. I believe this because Boston was not a setting where the colonists could effectively sway the decision in their favor. At that time, many British soldiers were ordered to be sent to Boston, meaning that they had a large group of people that would represent them, diminishing any bias for the colonists. Furthermore, John Adams was a representative who was a firm believer in the idea that everyone deserved to have their own rights, including the British. Instead of being biased towards the colonists because of his background, Adams instead stayed true to his honesty, and saved the reputation of many British soldiers. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942539042 3002248 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942541871 The American colonists would be mad and continue what they were already doing.. It would not be fair to them because they don't have much power unlike the soldiers. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942541871 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942543753 If they didn't go to trail, they might have not been punished for manslaughter. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942543753 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942544861 I think that the colonists would've rioted and protested the court. Since they already riot and boycott quite frequently, and even lied in court to prosecute the soldiers, I think they really wanted someone to take responsibility. By having 2 soldiers charged with manslaughter, it shifts the blame onto them and the colonists aren't as upset. But acquitting all of them would probably result in unrest.]]> 2020-11-19 17:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942544861 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942546404 They would've been very mad, because for them, innocent lives were killed.]]> 2020-11-19 17:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942546404 3024200 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942552423 I think that it is important for the British soldiers to go on rial in Boston, Massachusetts being represented by John Adams so that they got a chance to put their view forth. Everyone should get a chance to get justified which is also the reason John Adams decided to represent the soldiers. If John Adams represented them, then no matter what the result, it would look fair because John Adams was a son of liberty.]]> 2020-11-19 17:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942552423 3017904 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942553001 If none of the British soldiers had been convicted of murder, there would have been protests in the streets. Colonists would be angry that none of the British soldiers got convicted of manslaughter. As fellow colonists, they would demand that they be convicted and even protest violently again. This would happen because the patriots were very clear that this was murder. To be found that it was not murder would spark rage. Especially those who saw friends die would be angry because they demand vengeance. The American colonists are proud of their patriotism, so they will get angry if they find that the court refused to convict the murderers. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942553001 3015110 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942558154 I think it was important for the British soldiers to go on trial in Boston and be represented by John Adams because it could've made everyone more in favor of the 'redcoats.']]> 2020-11-19 17:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942558154 3024200 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942568620 If non of the British soldiers had been convicted of manslaughter, then I think that the American Colonists would be very angry. They think that what happened to them was wrong and so the soldiers should get punished but that might not be true. The colonists seem to be very vocal about their opinions so I am sure that this result would have caused another riot or incident. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942568620 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942568889 I think that there would be an outrage from the colonists if none of the British soldiers were convicted or punished. The colonists firmly believed in their stance for liberty, and they would do anything to reach that point. If none of the soldiers were convicted, many colonists may claim that the jury was biased against them, and even violently approach other soldiers. The colonists weren't the type of people to accept defeat, especially in their beliefs, which is why I think they would act in this manner.]]> 2020-11-19 17:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942568889 3007879 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942572529 It was important for the British Soldiers to go on trial in Boston because that is where the event happened, it would be easier to find reliable witnesses. I was important from them to be represented by John Adams because he wouldn't be biased since he believed that everyone should get fair trials.]]> 2020-11-19 17:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942572529 3009073 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942574937 I think that it was important for the British soldier to go on trial in Boston, Massachusetts and to be represented by John Adams because it would be a fair trial where John Adams won't be biased in anyway. They can get any evidence from the Boston Massacre easily since they are in Boston, Massachusetts.]]> 2020-11-19 17:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942574937 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942581548 I think they would tell their side of the story so we can get a better understanding of what happened. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942581548 3030100 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942583089 I think it was important for the British soldiers to go on trial in Boston Massachusetts and be represented by John Adams because John Adams would be a good person for this since later on he became the 2nd president and also signed the declaration of Independence so I think it was good to get approval from him.]]> 2020-11-19 17:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942583089 3007879 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942583471 I think that the American colonists would have been furious that no one had been punished for the death of colonists. I think they would feel this way because even thought there were 2 people that were convicted, the colonists were angry and caused the Boston Massacre to start the American Revolution.]]> 2020-11-19 17:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942583471 3015110 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942588345 If none of the soldiers had been convicted of manslaughter, or punished, the colonists would probably be mad because they were getting shot at and for them to have no punishment is unfair.]]> 2020-11-19 17:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942588345 3009073 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942589193 The colonists would be even more enraged and might even do more protests. They would feel like it isn't fair for them to get out of the trial with no punishment. There might be even more massacres like that in the future. ]]> 2020-11-19 17:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942589193 3029676 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942589728 I thought it was murder ]]> 2020-11-19 17:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942589728 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942591547 I think it is because everyone had different point of views. Maybe some of them made the British soldiers look bad and some did the opposite so they had to go in for trial.]]> 2020-11-19 17:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942591547 3029676 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942595164 Now i think it was an act of self defense ]]> 2020-11-19 17:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942595164 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942596474 I first thought that when people were killing each other it was murder and not self-defense.

]]> 2020-11-19 17:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942596474 3030100 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942611558 I think the colonists would want justice for the dead people and would protest even more and a lot more violent.]]> 2020-11-19 17:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942611558 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942618258 Now I think that the Boston Massacre was an act of self-defense rather than murder after all the evidence that I found.]]> 2020-11-19 17:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/5v5r2jf8r2y6dnxm/wish/942618258