Revolutionary+War+MT08

EQ: Is it necessary to fight? Is your evidence worth dying for?

Yes, because you need to stand up for what you believe in no matter what the cost shall be. 1. The Boston Massacre (3/5/1770)- A street fight that happened on March 5, 1770 between a patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked the British Sentinal. A town meeting was called demanding removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At the trial, John Adams and Josiahn Quincy II defended the British leading to their aquittal and release. John Adams had stated, "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. 2. The Sugar Act(4/5/7764)- Because of the colonists during the Sugar Act, the tax rate on molasses was lowered from 6 to 3 pence per gallon. It allowed other merchandise to be taxed such as sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento,cambric, and printed calico. The happening of this act disturbed the colonial economy by lowering the market to which the colonies could sell and then amount of money available to them for the purchase of British manufactured items. 3. The Tea Act and The Boston Tea Party(12/16/1773)- The Tea Act was about how the East India Company had 18 million pounds of tea that went unsold because it was unaffordable to the colonists. The Tea Act was what lead to the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped and destroyed the many crates of tea on ships in the Boston Harbor because of what happened during the Tea Act.

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__**Julie:**__ Is it necessary to fight? Is it worth dying for? The answer is yes and no, because you need to stand up for what you believe in and be willing to die for it however, there should be a civil way to resolve these issues between the us, the British and the Colonists. __**Melissa:**__ A few large events took place causing this Revolutionary War: the Boston Massacre, The Sugar Act, and The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Massacre, the main event leading to this, was a street fight that happened on March 5, 1770 between a group of Patriots and another of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed. It began when about 50 citizens attacked the British Sentinel. A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At the trial, John Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British. John Adams had stated, "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." __**Julie:**__ Next, came the Sugar Act on April 5, 1764. Because of the colonists during the this time, the tax rate on molasses was lowered from 6 to 3 pence per gallon. It allowed other merchandise to be taxed such as sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento,cambric, and printed calico. The happening of this act disturbed the colonial economy by lowering the market to which the colonies could sell and the amount of money available to them for the purchase of British manufactured items. Then the Tea Act occurred which was about how the East India Company had 18 million pounds of tea that went unsold because it was unaffordable and was what lead to the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped and destroyed the many crates of tea on ships in the Boston Harbor because of what happened during the Tea Act. So it is necessary to fight but not worth dying for.