Day 1: Massacre at Mystic The first day took place on May 26th‚ 1637 in a Pequot village at Missituck (located near the Mystic River in Connecticut). What happened was the English and Indian allies had attacked the Pequot village. Within that group‚ there were 70 English‚ 70 Mohegans‚ and 500 Narragansetts. The Mohegans and the Narragan were the allies of the English. The English were Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ led by Major John Mason and Captain John Underhill. The massacre was the
Premium Massachusetts United States American Revolution
I was interested in the Boston Massacre and found many testimonies and other primary resources there. However‚ as I read through I was intrigued by a comment in my readings about Captain Thomas Preston’s “London Letter”. In Preston’s letter to London‚ he intended only Londoners to read it and when the article was later published in the Boston Gazette it added annoyance to the already frustrated public in Boston. I was now‚ intrigued and determined to find Captain Preston’s newspaper article. I
Premium Massachusetts Boston Primary source
2013/04/17 Virginia tech massacre Virginia tech massacre is a tragedy‚ and the whole world was shocked by this. 34 people were killed‚ and 17 other were wounded‚ which included students and teachers. Many families were destroyed in a day‚ many people lost their friend and family forever. And those people who get killed‚ they may have a bright future‚ but they don’t have a chance to have it anymore. This event is unbelievable‚ but which is more unbelievable and sad is; this massacre was done by a 23 years
Premium Suicide Antisocial personality disorder Mental disorder
THE BOSTON MASSACRE The Boston Massacre was an unfortunate event which could have clearly been prevented if taken the right precautions and made the right decisions at the right time. According to my text book‚ the massacre was an attempt at protest against the British soldiers taking over the colonists’ jobs. If the soldiers had followed instructions‚ if Britain had paid the soldiers more‚ and if Crispus Attucks had taken a more peaceful approach to this problem‚ things might’ve gone differently
Premium Boston Massachusetts American Revolution
The Boston Massacre Introduction Imagine having to load up your guns because an angry mob of people are running straight towards you. Think of having to shoot five people and knowing there was no way they could survive. This is the feeling the British soldiers had on March 5th 1770. They were caught in a bad place at a very bad time. Now imagine you are a colonist in America. You were just put under very strict rules from people thousands of miles from where you live. You then see the
Premium Paul Revere American Revolution Townshend Acts
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ between a mob of colonist‚ throwing snowballs‚ stones and sticks at a squad of British soldiers. This resulted in the death of five colonist. The Boston Massacre was the tipping point to the boiling tension between the British and the colonist. The trial and verdict would set off the inevitable war between Britain and the colonies of that time. By analyzing the defenses‚ testimonies‚ historical facts‚ and common law of that time
Premium
1972 Munich Olympics Video Reaction Paper The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre was the bloodiest hostage taking the world had yet seen. It was a devastating situation which no one was expecting‚ let alone prepared for. The Munich massacre will be remembered as the beginning of the new age of international terrorism. The terrorist hostage situation took place at the Olympics in Munich‚ Germany in 1972. This was to be the first time Germany will host the Olympic Games since World War II. At the
Premium Munich Israel Avery Brundage
from the mob and knocked Private Hugh Montgomery to the ground. He stood up and fired into the crowd and several other shots followed. The event is known today as the Boston Massacre. Clearly these happenings occurred so quickly that it is hard for historians to see which side was responsible. However‚ the Boston Massacre was the fault of the British because they made the decision to station troops in Boston‚ they failed to remove the troops despite the rising tensions between the soldiers and
Premium United Kingdom American Revolution British Army
The Boston Massacre- March‚ 5‚ 1770 Part One: Document | Author | Date | Purpose | Biases | The Legal Papers of John Adams‚ No. 64‚ Rex v Wemms | John Adams | 1755-1784 | To record what he heard and saw during the trial and how he defended for the British soldiers. | Despite the fact that most eyewitnesses’ testimonies denounced Captain Thomas Pretson ordering his men to fire upon the citizens‚ he believed these people were biased and words aren’t 100% reliable. | Anonymous account of the Boston
Premium Paul Revere Boston
The May li massacre was a terrible circumstance and an event that happened March 16th 1968 during the Vietnam War‚ in which American soldiers rape‚ pillage and killed unarmed Vietnamese civilians in a small village‚ the result was worldwide outrage. As the three companies (Charlie Company)‚ led by Lieutenant Calley entered the village and started firing at the villagers that included women‚ children and elderly as well as raping the young women‚ LT Calley himself put a enormous amount of villagers
Premium English-language films Vietnam War United States