HIST 020 Lecture Notes - Quebec Act, Quartering Acts, Massachusetts Government Act
29 Jan 2014
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Date: / / : the boston massacre , march 5, 1770, royal officials felt threatened, customs commissioners moved their offices to an island in boston harbor for safety, sent a message to the king to send them protection i. King sends 3,00 trained soldiers; arrived in the fall of 1768: soldiers were more of an annoyance to the colonists at first i. ii. iii. Took jobs away from colonists (more competition for few available jobs: end of boycott (jan. 1770, merchants got anxious i. ii. Thomas and eliza hutcherson, the sons of the governor, ordered items in advance before the boycott ended. As punishment hillsborough paint (human excrement and urine) was smudged on their door: run up to massacre i. Called a damned, rascally, lobster scoundrel son of a bitch by the crowd. Got nervous and called for backup (7 or 8 soldiers came)
