How was the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party important parts of colonial history?

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Answer 1

It shaped part of the Revolutionary war eventually leading to the American revolt, and then victory.

Answer 2

Many important historical figures were tied to the Boston Massacre. Paul Revere made an engraving of the Boston Massacre. John Adams defended the British
during their trial. The Boston Tea Party is heavily intertwined with the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was brought on because of the Townshend acts which were the tax on the colonists imported goods. The British wanted their East India Trade company to avoid being taxed so they set up the Tea act. This was the straw that broke the camels back. This only added more ammunition the the already angry colonists. They had "taxation without representation"(James Otis) and they were beginning to get noisier . First they tried to do it the civil way and have John Dickinson write Essays to try and repeal the heavy taxes, when this didn't work they went to boycotting and were led by Samuel Adams. Finally they were fed up with Britain and had the Boston Tea Party.

Answer 3

both were used as propaganda... what is a massacre? a large bloodshed... but how many died at the Boston Massacre? not many... the colonists were mad that England had sent troops over... when a mob of drunkards harassed a group of redcoats the soldiers fired a few shots into the throng. only a few ppl died... it became propaganda to the rest of the colonies

at the Boston Tea Party... England had set a new tariff that had taxed tea (it was after their war w/ France and they needed money. so they placed several tariffs on the colonies). the colonists were furious at the taxes and feeling bold (from their earlier victory against an earlier tariff (they refused to buy taxed goods)) they hatched a bold plan to not only refuse to buy the cheaper priced tea (it was a surplus supply so england lowered the price) but to throw it into the sea... england became enraged: they lowered the price of tea and yet the colonists had destroyed the entire cargo!!

both events are important bcuz they were big propaganda and led to later events by further seperating england and her colonies

Answer 4

Quick Facts
The Boston Massacre dealed with the colonial grievances of the colonists. It was one of the most bloodiest battles of that colonial times.
In the Boston Massacre, their was only one African American who died named Crispus Attucks.
If you've ever heard of the slogan "No taxation without representation" you'd know that the slogan represent the King George III's taxes without the colonists say-so on anything.
The Boston Tea Party deals also deals with the no taxation without representation slogan and the Sons of Liberty.
The Sons of Liberty, with Samuel Adams as their leader, got onto the one of the King's ships disguised as the Mohawk Indians. When they got on, they dumped the tea into Boston's Bay as protest to the Tea Act.
The Tea Act was where the King taxed all the tea. This caused the colonists to smuggle illegal tea and along the way with the King's other taxes, this lead to the Stamp Act where the colonists could only have goods that had a watermark or something on them.
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Answer 5

He became unsuccessful as a businessman in Boston, yet chanced on his calling as a colonial activist, a member of the Massachusetts legislature, a protestor of the Stamp Act of 1765, and an organizer of the 1767 non-importation settlement. Adams succeeded James Otis using fact the chief of the extremist Patriots, and he wrote a around Letter condemning the 1767 Townshend Acts as taxation with out representation. From Shmoop

Answer 6

Can only answer re- Boston Tea Party.
This affected world history to an extent.
The British taxed tea. It was a luxory in those days.
They insisted that their overseas subjects should be taxed also.
People in America, quite rightly, thought it bloody un-fair to be taxed and then the taxes used in England.
They wanted their own money things, their own government, their OWN taxes. In other words INDEPENDANCE.
So they got really pissed and sunk some ships containing tea rather than pay the taxes. This was part of the rise of independance.
This concept spread around the world. Then the big 3 -England, France and Spain ruled most of the world - African countries; Asian countries and my country Australia. Over the next 100yrs we all gained our Independances. Hurray.
Very important event.

Answer 7

To me being aboriginal, it seems like when natives won the war it was a massacre. It was a victory when they were defeated.

Answer 8

They were like the turning point for the colonists. They kick-started the revolution.