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Trouble In Boston

Trouble In Boston . By Aalyah a. Irvin b. Raymond g. Rocio b. Trouble In Boston . Protests Like The Liberty Affair Made British Colonials officials nervous. The many colonists, especially those living in Boston, felt that the British had pushed them to far.

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Trouble In Boston

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  1. Trouble In Boston By Aalyah a. Irvin b. Raymond g. Rocio b.

  2. Trouble In Boston • Protests Like The Liberty Affair Made British Colonials officials nervous. • The many colonists, especially those living in Boston, felt that the British had pushed them to far. • First the British had passed a series of laws that violated colonial rights. To make matters worse, the soldiers stationed in Boston acted rudely and sometimes even violently toward the colonists .

  3. The Boston Massecer • Relations Between The Redcoats and the Boston colonists Grew More Tense. • March 5,1770 the tension finally reached a peak. • The angry townspeople moved through the streets, picking up any weapon they could find sticks, stones, shovels, and clubs.

  4. The Word Spreads • Colonial leaders used news of the killing as propaganda information designed to influence opinion against the British. • The Boston massacre led many colonists to call for stronger boycotts on British goods. • Some colonial leaders, however continued to call for resistance to British rule.

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