The Boston Massacre (Cornerstones of Freedom: Third Series) - Hardcover

Benoit, Peter

 
9780531282014: The Boston Massacre (Cornerstones of Freedom: Third Series)

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Learn about the events that made America what she is today.

As tensions over taxation and a lack of government representation spread throughout Great Britain?s North American colonies, violent protests started to become common. On the evening of March 5, 1770, one of these protests resulted in the deaths of several Boston citizens at the hands of British soldiers. Readers will find out what drove the soldiers to fire on the protesting civilians, how the people of Boston reacted to the event, and what effect the massacre had on the development of the American Revolution.

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Peter Benoit earned a degree in mathematics at Skidmore College. He is an educator and poet. He has written more than four dozen books for Scholastic/Children’s Press on topics including disasters, Native Americans, ecosystems, the Titanic, the electoral college, and the 2012 election. He has also written several books on crucial moments in American history and books on ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Peter resides in Greenwich, New York.

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ISBN 10:  053127666X ISBN 13:  9780531276662
Verlag: CHILDRENS PR, 2013
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