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American History Lecture Two (view source)
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, 18:27, December 15, 2019→Violence Begins: This massacre resulted in the death of 5 colonists, the first victim being the African American and part Native American Crispus Attucks.
== Violence Begins ==
== Violence Begins ==
In 1770, three years before the Boston Tea Party, there was the "Boston Massacre," during which British troops (which had been stationed in Boston to enforce the Townshend Act) fired on a colonial mob that was throwing snowballs (with rocks in them) at the soldiers. This massacre resulted in the death of 5 colonists.<ref>http://www.bostonmassacre.net/plot/detailed1.htm</ref> The future President John Adams then served as the defense attorney for the British soldiers, and obtained "not guilty" (acquittal) verdicts for them because they were provoked into shooting.
In 1770, three years before the Boston Tea Party, there was the "Boston Massacre," during which British troops (which had been stationed in Boston to enforce the Townshend Act) fired on a colonial mob that was throwing snowballs (with rocks in them) at the soldiers. This massacre resulted in the death of 5 colonists, the first victim being the African American and part Native American Crispus Attucks.<ref>http://www.bostonmassacre.net/plot/detailed1.htm</ref> He was the first casualty of the American Revolution. The future President John Adams then served as the defense attorney for the British soldiers, and obtained "not guilty" (acquittal) verdicts for them because they were provoked into shooting.
This incident outraged the colonies, but it was followed by relative calm from 1770 to 1773. Things were not completely peaceful, however. In 1772, in what became known as the Gaspee incident, Rhode Island colonists boarded the British Gaspee ship and burned her, angering the King. The Gaspee had run aground while chasing smugglers, and the Rhode Island colonists had taken advantage of its misfortune.
This incident outraged the colonies, but it was followed by relative calm from 1770 to 1773. Things were not completely peaceful, however. In 1772, in what became known as the Gaspee incident, Rhode Island colonists boarded the British Gaspee ship and burned her, angering the King. The Gaspee had run aground while chasing smugglers, and the Rhode Island colonists had taken advantage of its misfortune.