The Boston Massacre

        Massacre. When we hear the word massacre we think of blood and death. The dictionary defines it as "the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty". The Boston Massacre was the murder of five Colonists by the hands of British troops. It was basically a fight between the two that ended quite badly and had a heavy impact on the rebellion against Parliament. Since the tension Colonists had with the the tax-imposing British was growing by the second, a tragedy like this was bound to happen. Naturally, this angered the Colonists even more and caused them to fight harder and harder for their liberty.

Now lets move on to the story of the actual event. It all started with a group of Colonists enraged by the taxes Parliament was imposing upon them. These men decided to gather some sticks, snowballs, and stones and head to a British sentential. They started attacking the place as an act of protest and rebellion. Nevertheless this location had their British troops which where obviously ordered to fight back and protect the place. There were about 50 citizens in the mob so a British officer called on more soldiers. These were attacked as well so in return they instinctively fired into the crowd. They killed three on the spot and two died later on.

When the affair was over the soldiers were called into trial. Typically, the Colonists were furious and wanted these men sanctioned cruelly. John Adams fought in defense of the soldiers. He was able to get them a pretty good deal. The trial was heated nonetheless, it was the first time the judge used the phrase, "reasonable doubt". The jury of the trial did not have one single Bostonian. In conclusion The Boston Massacre was the killing of five Colonists due to gun firing of British troops. This occurrence left a mark on the American Revolution.