Hi, greetings from Mckeel!
In school, we are learning about Great Britain and the colonists. We are doing a debate later this week, and Eepka’s debate is the Quartering Act from the colonist side. Bluesky’s debate is the Intolerable Acts from the British side. Shadow’s debate is The Boston Massacre from the Colonist side.
We were wondering if you learn about the same things in your school. For example, here in Florida, this is what they taught us about The Boston Massacre.
One soldier accidentally fired when the mob was surrounding the soldiers. Then, most of the others followed, and it ended in the death of 5 people and the injury of 6 people. Two of the soldiers were convicted for manslaughter, and branded on their thumbs. The other six, including Captain Thomas Preston went to jail, and were later acquitted(released for being not guilty.)
So if you have learned about The Boston Massacre, is this similar to what you learned? Is it different? We’d like to hear how you learned about this event, and any other major history, too.
Bluesky, Eepka, and Shadow!
I study the revolution, and I am reading about the boston tea party. Why did the british shoot the angry mob? What you wrote is a very important part of American history.
Nice!