The Political And Econimical Causes Of The — страница 2

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response the British imposed new laws and taxes. They greatly feared American conspiracy. Finally on March 5, 1770 a crowd gathered to disturb the ten guards at the customs house. The guards began firing. At the end of the night 11 people were shot 5 died. The press hyperbolically called it the Boston Massacre to further encourage an abhorrence of the British in the hearts of the Americans. It was a success. As was proved by the previous examples the British sealed their own fate by attempting to control the newly founded colonies that were obviously bent on independence. The new Americans were fed up with the taxes and the tariffs, but mostly they were fed up with British imposition. The British persistence led to a revolution that was luckily won by the colonies. This was only

the beginning of a long journey made by a great nation.