Samuel Adams and others called the confrontation between British soldiers and civilians in March of1770 "The Boston Massacre" in order to...
a.sway public oppinion against the British.
b.describe the event as truthfully as possible.
c.inspire foreign countries to sopport the colonies.
d.encourage Parliment to repeal the Intolerable Acts...
2007-11-20 16:09:13 · 8 answers · asked by fillojeta a 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
"a" is the answer. It was propaganda to stir up the rebellion.
Only five men were killed. John Adams - who would become the 2nd president of the United States and was a patriot at the time - defended the soldiers at their trial. They were acquitted because the mob had incited the spontaneous firing of one volley by ~seven soldiers. These seven soldier - surrounded by several hundred angry colonists - were being pelted with stones and ice and one was clubbed to the ground before they fired - more out of fear than aggression.
Those British soldiers had much more reason to fire than the National Guard at Kent State 200 years later.
2007-11-20 16:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ironically, the British Massacre was caused by the civilians rioting against the British. The British fired upon the civilians because they thought their lives were in danger. Only 5 civilians were killed which in itself is a miracle even though automatic weapons had not been invented until the 20th century. Another ironic twist is that the soldiers who fired on the crowd were put on trial. John Adams was the defense lawyer for the soldiers. Believe it or not, a jury composed of colonists ACQUITTED the 6 soldiers of any wrongdoing.
Lets get back to your question. The answer to your question is (A)!!!
(B) is not the right answer because it does not describe the event truthfully.
(C) is not the right answer because foreign countries wanted to contol the colonies in 1700 not support them.
(D) is not the right answer because Parliment would never consider repealing the Intolerable acts because the colonists were righting when the soldiers fired upon them and the soldiers were eventually acquitted of any wrongdoing by a jury of colonists.
2007-11-20 16:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by John 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A. to sway public opinion against the British.
Even in its struggle for independence from Britain, rebels in 1770 engineered a first strike against colonists, called the Boston Massacre, to galvanize public opinion and demonize an enemy. In extremely organized fashion, British soldiers were provoked into killing five colonists—a pivotal event leading to the War of Independence.
What Made the Boston Massacre a Massacre
These same Sons of Liberty then used this event in Boston as a way to spread its beliefs and views by exaggerating the truth at some points.
Though it was no more than a riot, Americans named it the Boston Massacre to show everyone the dangers of having troops stationed among colonists.
This was done mostly for freedom, and so the lives of colonial citizens would no longer be harmed.
2007-11-20 16:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though it was no more than a riot, Americans named it the Boston Massacre to show everyone the dangers of having troops stationed among colonists. This was done mostly for freedom, and so the lives of colonial citizens would no longer be harmed.
2007-11-20 16:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by jessica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.
this was to persuade the colonies to back the Continental army and to rally them into support and fight the British.
2007-11-20 16:26:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To flame amaerican sentiment away from the british
2007-11-21 10:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by datalj12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. im 100% sure.
2007-11-20 17:17:32 · answer #7 · answered by iljmtm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-20 16:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋