https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm History vocab en-us 2020-09-02 15:04:17 UTC 2020-09-03 15:18:39 UTC hello@padlet.com klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/715085150 The Boston massacre was a riot that occurred on March 5, 1770]]> 2020-09-02 15:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/715085150 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/715091585 It was initially a group of colonists taunting, insulting, and attacking a lone British soldier]]> 2020-09-02 15:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/715091585 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718152788 2020-09-03 14:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718152788 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718157949 Hugh White had felt threatened by the colonists’ attack and struck someone in the crowd with his bayonet, resulting in mass hysteria.]]> 2020-09-03 14:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718157949 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718162377 As a result of the chaos, Captain Thomas Preston brought in reinforcements to try and suppress the crowd. What actually happened was that some soldiers claimed to have heard the “fire” order, resulting in five dead and six wounded.]]> 2020-09-03 14:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718162377 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718168432 After the massacre the soldiers involved were arrested and awaiting trial. The Crown’s forces were called back to Fort William in response to the sudden, explosive rage directed towards them.]]> 2020-09-03 14:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718168432 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718174853 Politician John Adams defended the soldiers in question, resulting in most of them being found “not guilty”, the remaining two had their thumbs branded, as was the punishment for manslaughter at the time]]> 2020-09-03 15:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718174853 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718186108 Both the British and the Americans had a near constant stream of propaganda running about the other side after the incident.]]> 2020-09-03 15:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718186108 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718197428 Paul Revere created an etching of the incident, which was later revealed to be a copy of a piece of art created by Henry Pelham.]]> 2020-09-03 15:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718197428 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718226208 This violent incident was crucial to the development of the Revolution. It incited intense feelings against the British, leading to mass attacks on British property, like the Boston Tea Party. ]]> 2020-09-03 15:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718226208 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718234395 It gave colonists a reason to fight (if the taxation weren’t enough already) because now the British were killing colonists (even if the colonists had instigated the situation).]]> 2020-09-03 15:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718234395 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718239040 The British were beginning to realize just how much trouble the colonists were willing to cause in order to get rid of them. It put the Crown on the defensive because now they were worrying about having a full scale revolution on their hands. ]]> 2020-09-03 15:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718239040 klivings22_2 https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718245591 There is a statue dedicated to the Boston Massacre in modern day Boston. It is located relatively close to where the incident actually occurred.]]> 2020-09-03 15:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/klivings22_2/shv67r9yob2e18zm/wish/718245591