Bloody Boston: Foreshadowing Revolution
By Houston
2 October 2017
On one dull, dark day in 1770, there were two British soldiers, whose names were John and Hugh. Shaking and uneasy, they were anxious because they knew the colonists known as the Sons of Liberty resented them. While standing guard in Boston, the colonists started violently provoking them. These Americas were hostile toward King George’s wrathful laws and taxes.
The indignant Sons kept stirring up trouble until the soldiers had had enough. One Brit whacked a colonist with the butt of his gun, which caused a large mob to form. A commander named Captain Preston tried to restore order, but this only made the mob more furious and the situation more perilous. Soon the Americans started brutally throwing chunks of ice, sticks, and clubs at the soldiers and yelling, “Kill them!â€
Animosity grew and the mob became more vicious until a club struck a soldier, who
reacted by strongly firing his musket at the mob as they got closer. The British shot again, hitting and killing a sum of five Sons before the rest of the colonists ran way. Even though the violence subsided, more trouble was sure to follow this bloody and gruesome event. This “Boston Massacre†foreshadowed the revolution to come.
Houston, this is an absolutely amazing article. It would appear to someone,not knowing your age, that it was written by a much older person. You keep up the good work and you might end up writing a book (maybe even more than one) if that becomes something that would interest you.
Keep’em coming!
Love you, Gramsey and Papa
And once again Houston you have amazed your Granny. It is obvious that you get your writing chops from your Mama! You rock.! Keep em coming> I love to read your work.
Love you to the moon and back
Granny