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Use the Boston Massacre to illustrate the growing tensions between the colonies and Britain that will ultimately lead to the American Revolution. Discuss the following questions.

What are the background issues and events in the colonies that lead up to the Massacre. What is the Massacre itself? Using the documents in the Documents Reading packet Chapter 5 how does the drawing by Paul Revere (included in Documents for Assignment 5 and also included in Norton on page 128) differ from the reports of the events recorded in Document #2 and the testimonies covered in Document #3 in the Documents for Assignment 5? How will the colonist use the massacre to further their aims? What happens throughout the colonies after the Massacre? Include material from the first part of Chapter 6 for the last part of the question.

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The Boston Massacre

The Developing Tensions Between the Colonies and Britain Which Lead To the
American Revolution.
The Boston Massacre refers to a riot which occurred in Boston on 5th March 1770. The riot
arose from the resentments of the Boston colonists towards the British troops based in the
City. The soldiers killed several people when they fired on the mob. After the event, Thomas
Preston and some of his men were arrested for manslaughter trials (UShistory.org, n.d.).

The Background Issues and Events in the Colonies that lead to the Massacre

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