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...
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 ri...
In "The American Revolution, 1760 to 1790: New Nation as New Empire," Neil York details the important and complex events that transpired during the creation of the enduring American Republic. This text presents a global look at the emerging nation s quest to balance liberty and authority before, during, and after the conflict with Great Britain, from the fall of Montreal through the Nootka Sound controversy. Through reviewing the causes and consequences of the Revolutionary era, York uncovers the period s paradoxes in an accessible, introductory text.
Taking an international perspective...
In "The American Revolution, 1760 to 1790: New Nation as New Empire," Neil York details the important and complex events that transpired during the...
In "The American Revolution, 1760 to 1790: New Nation as New Empire," Neil York details the important and complex events that transpired during the creation of the enduring American Republic. This text presents a global look at the emerging nation s quest to balance liberty and authority before, during, and after the conflict with Great Britain, from the fall of Montreal through the Nootka Sound controversy. Through reviewing the causes and consequences of the Revolutionary era, York uncovers the period s paradoxes in an accessible, introductory text.
Taking an international perspective...
In "The American Revolution, 1760 to 1790: New Nation as New Empire," Neil York details the important and complex events that transpired during the...
