When did the boston massacre occur?

Question

was it in 1713?

Answer 1

Monday night March 5, 1770

Answer 2

The Boston Massacre took place on the 5th March 1770.

The first British troops arrived in Boston in October 1768 and from then onwards there was continuous antagonism between the people of Boston and the soldiers. The local people did all they could to prevent quarters being found for the troops and the newspapers printed accounts of the 'atrocities' committed by the soldiers on the Bostonians. British officers made every effort to prevent trouble but minor conflicts were unavoidable.

The clashes came to a head in the spring of 1770. For several days, fighting between groups of Bostonians and soldiers had been almost continuous, then on 5th March the 'massacre' occurred. The evidence as to exactly what happened is completely contradictory: the only thing that the various accounts agree on is that the event took place on 5th March 1770 and several people were killed.

The danger of open warfare was averted by the Governor Thomas Hutchinson. Captain Preston and some of the soldiers were arrested and held for trial; the two regiments were removed to Castle William - an old fort on an island in Boston harbour. The popular leaders demanded that the soldiers be tried immediately but Hutchinson delayed the trials until October. John Adams acted as defence counsel for the British troops. Captain Preston and six of the soldiers were acquitted; two were convicted of manslaughter.

The attached link to the Worcestershire Regiment (who took part in the massacre) will give a lot of background and further interesting details.

Answer 3

Nope, not 1713

Timeline

The "Boston Massacre" as it is called, was really not a massacre in the sense that a lot of people were slaughtered (because only five people were killed), it was a massacre in the sense that the British government's authority was not going to be tolerated. This incident marked the beginning of the end for England and its presence in the United States of America.
October 1, 1768
On October 1, 1768 a group of British regulars arrived in Boston, MA. to maintain order. The civilians reacted to the redcoats like they were invaders by taunting them through name calling, spitting, and fighting. The people of Boston had gained control of the reigns of power and prevented the soldiers from carrying out their duties. During the next eighteen months tension mounted between the two sides.

March 5, 1770
On March 5, 1770 the Twenty-Ninth Regiment came to the relief of the Eighth on duty at the Customs House on King (now State) Street. The soldiers, led by Captain Thomas Preston, were met by a large and taunting crowd of civilians. Captain Preston was unable to disperse the crowd and as they chanted "Fire and be damned" he ordered his troops "Don't Fire!" With all the commotion the soldiers probably did not hear his orders and they opened fire on the crowd killing three men instantly and another two who died later.

October of 1770
Seven months later, in October of 1770, Captain Preston was tried for murder in a Boston courtroom. He was defended by John Adams and Robert Auchmuty and assisted by Josiah Quincy Jr. Captain Preston was acquitted by a Boston jury. It was never satisfactory explained why the radicals Adams and Quincy represented Preston, and later the soldiers, although some surviving documents suggest that the jury in Preston's case was "packed." When the soldiers case came to trial soon after they were defended by Adams, Quincy, and Sampson Salter Blowers. The jurors in their case came from outside of Boston and they won acquittals a month after the trial began.

Answer 4

1. Charles Townshend (a man who could deliver brilliant speeches in Parliament even while drunk) persuaded Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts in 1767.


a. They put light taxes on white lead, paper, paint, and tea.


2. In 1767, New York’s legislature was suspended for failure to comply with the Quartering Act.


3. Tea became smuggled, though, and to enforce the law, Brits had to send troops to America.


4. On the evening of March 5, 1770, a crowd of about 60 townspeople in Boston were harassing some ten Redcoats.


a. One got hit in the head, another got hit by a club.


b. Without orders but heavily provoked, they opened fire, wounding or killing eleven “innocent” citizens, including Crispus Attucks, the “leader” of the mob.


c. Only two Redcoats got prosecuted.

Answer 5

March 5, 1770

Answer 6

Ask wikipedia for correct answer. But for a laugh - tell the teacher that it occurred when they had to pay for the big dig and then found out it is collapsing and killing people.