1. Civil War
The Boston Massacre, in which five colonists were killed and the Boston Tea Party made a bad situation worse. 3 In the Boston Massacre people gathered in the streets to riot against the British. ... They needed slaves to work the land "although many people believe that slavery would eventually have been eliminated "the Southerners wanted to do everything they could to keep the institution alive. Although land owners didn't treat their slaves very well and did not pay much attention to them, slavery was a big industry in the South. 7 Planters felt that their land would be no good...
- Word Count: 1550
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School