What Do the Soldiers Say?
The soldiers blamed the colonists for the Boston Massacre. They argued that the soldiers were put in a dangerous situation.
The soldiers believed that the colonists bothered an innocent soldier who was doing his job, guarding the Customs House. The colonists created a problem by bothering him. If they had left the soldier alone, nothing would have happened.
According to the soldiers, the crowd was getting crazy. They threw snowballs stuffed with clamshells at the soldiers. The soldiers argued that they had to protect themselves. The soldiers claimed that the crowd was getting closer and they felt very scared.
Captain Preston said he never ordered the men to shoot. The solider who shot first thought he heard someone yell “Fire!” The soldiers said it was a misunderstanding.
The soldiers felt that the colonists brought violence on themselves by scaring the soldiers and making a crazy crowd in the first place.
The soldiers believed that the colonists bothered an innocent soldier who was doing his job, guarding the Customs House. The colonists created a problem by bothering him. If they had left the soldier alone, nothing would have happened.
According to the soldiers, the crowd was getting crazy. They threw snowballs stuffed with clamshells at the soldiers. The soldiers argued that they had to protect themselves. The soldiers claimed that the crowd was getting closer and they felt very scared.
Captain Preston said he never ordered the men to shoot. The solider who shot first thought he heard someone yell “Fire!” The soldiers said it was a misunderstanding.
The soldiers felt that the colonists brought violence on themselves by scaring the soldiers and making a crazy crowd in the first place.