8B

Joseph K. 8B

In, the Boston Massacre, irate colonists attacked innocent British soldiers. I believe that the soldiers who accidentaly fired their guns killing three people instantly is nothing compared to slowly killing the soldiers with pieces of glass, rocks, sticks, and snowballs that could contain hard pieces of ice in them. First of all, if the colonists didn't start to anger the soldiers or attacked them, the soldiers wouldn't have had to respond with the only choice they had to defend themselves-violence. Also, the colonists might say that if the Parliament didn't pass the unfair laws, they wouldn't have attacked the soldiers, but it would actually be unfair for Britain because they had to waste a lot of money trying to protect the colonies. For something they should be thankful for, the colonists showed hatred and unfairness. They only thought about the situation from their perspective. Even if they were only thinking from their perspective, normal people would still pay back for what someone gave them. That is why the colonists were reacting in a harsh way, while the British was only acting in a way to gain something they gave someone back, and of self defense in the Boston Massacre.