Boston Massacre A History with Documents

Name: Boston Massacre A History with Documents
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ISBN: 9780415873499

ISBN-10: 0415873495

ISBN-13: 9780415873499

Edition: 2010

Authors: Neil L. York

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On March 5, 1770, after being harassed for two years during their occupation of Boston, British soldiers finally lost control, firing into a mob of rioting Americans, killing several of them, including Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave and sailor, the first African American patriot killed. The aftermath of this 'massacre' led to what was eventually the American Revolution. The importance of the event grew, as it was used for political purposes, to stoke the fires of rebellion in the colonists and to show the British in the most unflattering light.The Boston Massacre gathers together the most important primary documents pertaining to the incident, along with images, anchored together with a…

Book details

List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 6/18/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 262
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034



Illustrations


Chronology


Preface


Acknowledgments



Context


Introduction: With Blood ï¿½Running Like Waterï¿½



Documents



American Rights Asserted



London's Response



A Governor's Lament



A Bostonian's Protest



Parliament's Frustrations with Massachusetts



Unintimidated Massachusetts Legislators



A British Soldier's Complaint



A Martyr is Made



A Most Shocking Scene



Revere's Rendering



Hutchinson Under Pressure



Gage Reports to Hillsborough



Preston Pleads His Case to Pitt



Boston Counters Preston



Gage's Hands Tied



An Eyewitness Account



Coroner's Inquest for Crispus Attucks



Grand Jury Indictment



A Short Narrative



A Fair Account



Additional Observations



Town Leaders and the Battle for Public Opinion



The Soldiers' Appeal for a Single Trial



Questions About the Court Record



A Judge's Directions to Jurors



The Short Narrative View Reaffirmed



The Trial Outcomes Defended



Annual Commemoration



A Problematical Reminiscence



Monument to the Fallen



A More Balanced View


Notes


Suggested Reading


Index