Why did John decide to defend Captain Preston and his men? was Captain Preston from? They are all of the British soldiers and Captain from Britain. He decides to defend them because he believes in liberty and justice for all, not just the colonists. He understands that the British soldiers were not wrong in their actions. He also understands how it must feel to be in a foreign land and defending yourself with jurors of the land. (Think back to some of the British laws, and why the colonists were upset with Britain.) Describe some of the arguments John makes on behalf of the British soldiers during the trial. He notes that the Captain that the colonists are saying told the soldiers to shoot was in front of the soldiers. If he had told them to fire, he would have been shot first. He notes that the colonists were not throwing snowballs, but ice and oyster shells. He notes that the colonists were harassing the soldiers, and it was over 200 men and boys, all taking part in this behavior. This would have been a frightening experience for the soldiers. They were also shouting and daring the soldiers to fire, and the may have been misinterpreted. ‘order’ How does John react when he sees a drawing of the Boston Massacre? He is He knows that the recreation drawing of the events is very biased, and does not give the complete or accurate view of the Boston Massacre. During the trial, what do you find out really happened at the Boston Massacre? What did the colonists do? The colonists were harassing the British soldiers. Preston said that he be foolish to order the men to shoot, and that it never happened, based on the story given by another colonist who did not want to lie. Preston was actually speaking to this colonist when the first shot was fired. The soldier that shot was a misfire after he was beaten with a club and fell to the ground. Compare and contrast the closing arguments by each side in the trial. While Adam’s closing argument changes based on Abigail’s advice, in the end, he simply restates the truth. The person fighting for the prosecution states that since the British soldiers all admit to
Why did John decide to defend Captain Preston and his men? was Captain Preston from? They are all of the British soldiers and Captain from Britain. He decides to defend them because he believes in liberty and justice for all, not just the colonists. He understands that the British soldiers were not wrong in their actions. He also understands how it must feel to be in a foreign land and defending yourself with jurors of the land. (Think back to some of the British laws, and why the colonists were upset with Britain.) Describe some of the arguments John makes on behalf of the British soldiers during the trial. He notes that the Captain that the colonists are saying told the soldiers to shoot was in front of the soldiers. If he had told them to fire, he would have been shot first. He notes that the colonists were not throwing snowballs, but ice and oyster shells. He notes that the colonists were harassing the soldiers, and it was over 200 men and boys, all taking part in this behavior. This would have been a frightening experience for the soldiers. They were also shouting and daring the soldiers to fire, and the ‘order’ may have been misinterpreted. How does John react when he sees a drawing of the Boston Massacre? He is He knows that the recreation drawing of the events is very biased, and does not give the complete or accurate view of the Boston Massacre. During the trial, what do you find out really happened at the Boston Massacre? What did the colonists do? The colonists were harassing the British soldiers. Preston said that he be foolish to order the men to shoot, and that it never happened, based on the story given by another colonist who did not want to lie. Preston was actually speaking to this colonist when the first shot was fired. The soldier that shot was a misfire after he was beaten with a club and fell to the ground. Compare and contrast the closing arguments by each side in the trial. While Adam’s closing argument changes based on Abigail’s advice, in the end, he simply restates the truth. The person fighting for the prosecution states that since the British soldiers all admit to
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