Unit 2 – HW #3 1. What caused him to become a Revolutionary? The Massacre caused George Robert Twelves Hewes to became a Revolutionary because he felt that the British troops’ firing against the civilians, which resulted in five deaths who were all working men. Hewes assumed that he should defend his fellow townsmen based on the assumption of the soldiers’ aggressive actions. While being neither part of the rebellion nor unarmed, Hewes was struck by Private Kilroy’s gun. As a result, angered by the mistreatment of the soldiers against his fellow townspeople, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, Patrick Carr, James Caldwell, and Christopher Attucks, he joined the others to go home and arm himself. Furthermore, Hewes even protested against Sergeant Chambers and eight to nine soldiers about his …show more content…
When the British troops arrived in 1768, he was irritated by them because in one such instance, he was cheated by a Sergeant Mark Burk. Burk did not pay for Hewes’ shoes that were allegedly for Captain Thomas Preston; therefore, Hewes was horrified when Burk was sentenced to 350 lashes as punishment. In addition, he witnessed many more cases of soldiers victimizing civilians, thus he felt that he and many laboring men were the main victims of the soldiers’ and British’s brutality. For instance, eleven-year old Christopher Seider was shot when picketing a shop, soldiers and ropewalk workers fought when trying to find work, and the sentry’s abuse of the barber’s apprentice when attempting to collect an overdue bill. As he faced unfairness from the troops and witnessed the victimization of people he knew, he began to take action with others that faced similar issues like him. 3. What caused him to stop being a tongue-tied, deferential shoemaker and become a defiant citizen who “would not take off his hat to any
First we will touch on the deposition of Theodore Bliss, a local colonist. In Mr. Bliss’s deposition he states the colonists were provoking the soldiers. The colonists were throwing snowballs and yelling aggravating words at them. According to Mr. Bliss it was not until a soldier was struck with a stick that the first fire was shot. The deposition state that the order to fire was not given by Captain Preston. After the first shot was fired Mr. Bliss thinks the captain gave the order to fire but is not sure due to the fact a lot of people were yelling at the soldiers to fire. Claims none of the colonists charged at the soldiers prior to the first shot, but that after the first shot a couple of the colonists attempted to ...
The beginning influential essay examines the Revolution through the experiences and recollections of Hewes who, in the 1830s, had two biographies written about him as Americans were trying to re-appropriate and reinterpret the era to reflect their own perspectives. Hewes never becomes rich but he was still known as a humble man. One of Hewes earliest memories, that Young mentions, is a meeting with John Hancock, one of the wealthiest men in Boston. Hewes became a shoemaker which was, in Young’s assessment, among the lowliest and least respected occupation. For Hewes, the American Revolution became about social equality, where a poor cobbler was as important as a wealthy merchant to the body politic. This is represented when Hewes recounts that even the wealth John Hancock was throwing crates into the water next to him. Young gives Hewes a partial justification in believing this by stating “American Revolution was not a plebian revolution” there was nevertheless “a powerful plebian current within it”
Hewes continues to provide details about the actual assault on the wharf. He states, “It was now evening, and I immediately dressed myself in the costume of an Indian…I repaired to Griffin’s Wharf, where the ships lay…” (Hewes 1) Hewes uses these details in his account to give vivid imagery and historical substance. The narrative continues to discuss how the assembly of men were divided and assigned to commanders. The commanders assumed charge of the disguised rebels and boarded the unsuspecting ships. Once aboard his assigned ship, Hewes writes, …as soon as we were on board the ship appointed me boatswain, and ordered me to go to the captain and demand of him the keys… (2) Hewes played active role in the assault and had a front row view of the events. After the tea was thrown overboard, Hewes remarks on the ancillary events taking place simultaneously. He said, …”there were several attempts made by some citizens of Boston…to carry off small quantities of it for their family use”. (Hewes 3) Per Hewes’ account, all of the scavengers were stopped and chased away from the scene, some
Even though no one can know for sure who attacked first, the soldiers or the colonists the colonists still fought showing it wasn’t one sided so not a massacre. The evidence that supports my claim is in John Buford’s painting (document B)you can see colonists holding clubs, cudgels, and other weapons and they are using them. This corroborates with the information given in Captain Thomas Preston’s article stated “On this a general attack was made . . . by a great number of heavy clubs and snowballs being thrown at them [the soldiers], by which all our lives were in imminent (immediate) danger,” This evidence supports my claim because although Captain Preston may have a bias against the colonists, John buford’s painting has virtually no bias considering it was painted about one hundred years after the event happened.
After this had been passed, people, including Hancock, which imported things into America, began smuggling them in without paying the required taxes. On June 10, 1768, Hancock’s sloop, Liberty, was seized by customs officers who were anxious to injure his reputation.19 The officers gave Hancock a huge fine and took him to court.20 John Adams defended Hancock in court and had the charges dropped without explanation.21 The seizure of Hancock’s sloop caused a riot because everyone liked and admired Hancock. A large group of citizens burned the government ship and beat the officers causing them to seek shelter in a boat off the shore.22 British General Gage sent in more troops to Boston to suppress the mob. The extra troops was one thing that caused the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.23 The Boston massacre was the tragedy that happened when the British soldiers shot into a crowd that didn’t have as powerful of weapons as the soldiers did. This was the first time that blood had been shed for the cause of American Independence. After the Boston Massacre, Hancock was the President of the committee that demanded the removal of the British
...ons with each other. I have an eyewitness account from Captain Smith stating that he saw the armed Indians in the Conestoga village; and I am sure that the Captain was not the only one to see this. Lt. Governor Robert Morris's Proclamation of War clearly states what is to be done to those who collaborate with the enemy. The Paxton Boys mere carried out the orders contained in the Proclamation of War. Hence, in the eyes of this man, I will forever be indebted to them for their brave service of justice to his Majesty.
“If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the new stand side by side...when the glories of the old can be compensated by the rich possibilities of the new era? This time...is a very good one.”
in the text it says (Boston gazette 4). One of the boys asked a group of British soldiers. "If they intended to murder people" the British had said “yes, by g-d, root and branch.” not so later one of had struck the young lad leaving a wound on him. The evidence helps prove that the British were trying to hurt the colonists. It proves this because when the boy asked they told him upfront and began to attack him when he was unarmed.
On March 5th, 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts, a soldier rang a town bell that meant there was a fire or that police backup was needed after being approached by Boston residents who were being hostile towards him. In response to the bell being rung, British commanding officer, Thomas Preston, came to the soldier’s aid with armed British troops. Because the bell also meant “fire,” many residents flooded into the area believing a fire was occurring. A mob broke out, and the hostility of the Boston citizens rose. Objects such as ice and rocks were thrown and many citizens were armed with clubs, sticks, and other objects. At one point, an object hit a soldier, causing his gun to go off. Amidst all of the people screaming “fire,” British troops thought that Preston told them to fire.
everything he was about to the people and didn't hold anything back, and it wore on him
Refusal to be ashamed of his background when he was referred to as being low born and a commoner at exhibits and parties.
The leader of the British, Captain Thomas Preston, gave an order to his soldiers not to fire, but his words were not clear and all the soldiers fired into the crowd. (The Coming of the American Revolution). There were five recorded deaths. One of the people that died was a man of black or Indian race named Crispus Attacks (History.com). The British troops arrived in Bosto...
Captain Thomas Preston’s vision of the Boston massacre was an incident were a British soldier accidently fired his weapon and his men then followed after resulting in the death of five Bostonians including free black sailor Cripus Attucks. Starting the story Captain Thomas Preston admits that the arrival of the Majesty’s Troops were obnoxious to the inhabitants. Troops have done everything in their power to weaken the regiments by falsely propagating untruths about them. On Monday at 8 o’ clock two soldiers were beaten and townspeople then broke into two meetinghouses and rang the bells. But at 9 o’ clock some troops have informed Captain Thomas Preston that the bell was not ringing to give notice for a fire but to make the troops aware of the attack the towns people were going to bring upon them.
"The possibility that neutral particles might exist was not lost sight of. I, myself made several attempts to detect them" Said James Chadwick. He said this quote as he was in the middle of a major scientific breakthrough. James Chadwick is a famous chemist. I chose James because he had a major scientific breakthrough in 1932, he discovered the Neutron which was also his contribution to science. James lived in Cheshire, England with his mother and father. He had a lot of accomplishments such as winning the Nobel Prize in 1945. James had a very good life, he married Aileen Stewart-Brown and had two kids.
James A. Garfield was an outstanding man of many endeavors who went from driving boats down the canal to become a general of the union army to the twentieth president of the United States of America (The American Heritage Book of the Presidents and Famous Americans). James A. Garfield was against slavery and had great plans for reconstruction, but sadly they were cut short. His term only lasted in the first year, as Garfield was shot by an office seeker and died many months later (The American Heritage Book of the Presidents and Famous Americans).