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The Boston Massacre is an event in our early history that has been largely misunderstood. Blame for the street fight was placed entirely on the British by the colonial media, in hopes of stirring a deeper desire of freedom among the people. However, the truth is that both sides were equally responsible for the brawl. Like many March evenings in New England, it was clear but cold and crisp that night of the 5th. About a foot of snow lay on the ground. Where it had melted during the day, ice had formed, clinging stubbornly to the shaded and protected cobblestones, the last evidence of a hard winter. Private Hugh Whites stood guard duty in the sentry box beside the Customs House when a young apprentice began baiting him. The boy, a young man named Edward Garrick, declared that White's company commander had not paid his master for a wig a
The boy's cries brought a half-dozen youths running to help him. Then chunks of ice, and any other debris that could be found on the streets, flew through the air at the officer. George Washington's War (New York, NY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography** Robert Leckie. However, the mob simply began to scream more threats. Preston was a veteran British soldier who remained cool and courageous.
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