In fact, the soldiers were not punished. They were held for trial, but patriot John Adams agreed to defend them, in order to ensure a fair trial (and not alienate moderates from the Patriot cause), and did so successfully.
Two of the British soldiers were punished for manslaughter by having an "m" branded on their thumbs. This was considered a light punishment at that time, but was to ensure they could not escape harsher punishment for manslaughter in any subsequent trial.
The results of the trail of the British solider was that 6 of the solider were acquitted and 2 found guilty of manslaughter. The two guilty solider pleaded for the benefit of clergy but still received a brand of M on their thumbs so they could not use that plead again.
The verdict of the trial was yomamma
John Adams
The English lost the most soldiers in the Boston Massacre.
Th Boston Massacre was a response to The stationing of british soldiers in Boston
If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.
boston massacre?
The English soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were put on trial. Two of them were found guilty of manslaughter and were branded on the thumb as punishment, while the other six soldiers were acquitted.
The English lost the most soldiers in the Boston Massacre.
Th Boston Massacre was a response to The stationing of british soldiers in Boston
If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.
they had the Boston massacre because the people who live in Boston were bothering them the soldiers so one day the soldiers retaliated and killed people
John Adams defended the British soldiers who were arrested after the Boston massacre.
boston massacre?
No.
The English soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were put on trial. Two of them were found guilty of manslaughter and were branded on the thumb as punishment, while the other six soldiers were acquitted.
The officer punished after the Boston Massacre was Captain Thomas Preston. He and eight of his men were put on trial for the killings, but after a lengthy legal process, they were eventually acquitted.
Boston Massacre
1) Cocky (Bostonians) + Bullies (soldiers) = The Boston Massacre 2) Ice (frozen snow) + guns = The Boston Massacre 3) The Boston Massacre = King George
No, the Boston Massacre was started by colonists throwing snowballs at British soldiers.