1 jan 1770 ano - 1770

Descrição:

1770
The Boston Massacre occurs outside the Old State House when British soldiers kill five Bostonians, including Crispus Attucks, a former runaway enslaved man who is the son of an African father and Native American mother.

Witnesses report that Attucks tries to break up a fight between the British soldiers and Colonists by hitting a soldier with a stick . . . um, perhaps never the best way to end a fight.

As the first of the five to be killed, Attucks is considered the first casualty of the American Revolution and is buried in the Granary Burying Ground.

Later, seven of the soldiers are tried for murder. Lawyer (and future U.S. President) John Adams agrees to represent them in court in order to uphold the principle of rule of law. Five are acquitted and two are found guilty of manslaughter.

The British Parliament repeals the taxes levied under the Townshend Acts on all items except tea. Colonists continue to boycott British tea and develop other supply sources, including smuggling, for their favorite non-alcoholic beverage.

“No taxation without representation!” could be heard throughout Boston, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and all of the other colonies.