American Slave, merchant seaman, and dockworker, Crispus Attucks, was born in 1723 and passed away on March 5th, 1770. He is known to be the first African American casualty of the American Revolution, when he was shot and killed in what later became known as the Boston Massacre.
When Crispus was not working at sea he worked as a rope maker in Boston.
"crispus attucks was born into slavery in framingham, Massachusetts, around 1723. it is believed that attucks was the son of an African-American father and a native American mother. as a young man, attucks escaped slavery by running away to sea." -McDougal Littell
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The Boston Massacre was an incident were colonists were throwing snow balls at British soldiers and so that people that were doing this would run away the British solders shot bullets in the air at the end 5 people were killed one of who is Cris picks Attucks an African American sailor who was part of the sons of liberty.
The Compromise of 1850 offered the Fugitive slave act to supporters of slavery. This meant that if a slave ran away he could be caught by his owner.
Crispus Attucks was the run away slave that travled from Framingham to
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks was one of the victims of the "Boston Massacre" in 1770. He may have been an escaped slave who ran away in 1850, 20 years before he died. He was probably partly of African and partly of Native American descent.
When Crispus was not working at sea he worked as a rope maker in Boston.
"crispus attucks was born into slavery in framingham, Massachusetts, around 1723. it is believed that attucks was the son of an African-American father and a native American mother. as a young man, attucks escaped slavery by running away to sea." -McDougal Littell
You're thinking of Crispus Attucs. He was a sailor. He was shot with two other americans. Although there is some question as to whether or not he was the first one shot but he was the first one to die; he died instantly, the others died the next day or so. There is also some question as to why the British soldiers fired. The way it is told, the British soldiers were being taunted and eventually were found not guilty. Thier lawyer was John Adams, who eventually became Washington's vice-president and then later the second president of the United States. The event was depicted in a famous engraving by Paul Revere and this is said to have instigated the Untied States in going to war with England.
on march 5 1770 crispus attucks was killed in what was known as the Boston massecre becausehe wanted to fight for freedom away from the british
His name was Crispus Attucks, he was born a slave around 1723 and is thought to have worked as a harpooner on a whaling ship after he ran away from his master.
Crispus Attacks was a slave on a salve ship. He ran away, and got away but then was shot at the Boston massacre
Crispus Attucks was the only slave killed in the Boston Massacre. He was young and was thought to be a slave that was "just passing through" the town. I have heard that he moght have been a runaway but that might be true. He is considered a hero to African Americans since he was the first to die in the war. (although the real war had not yet begun)Yes, but only if is they did things such as running away. Sometimes more cruel owners would kill those if there caught not working or slacking off, possibly stealing to.
No one knows for sure his actual birthdate or even year because he was a run away slave and no one kept his birth record. People are estimating he was born in 1723 based on looks and a few other things.
he was 27 years old when he had ran away from slavery............. i think idk dats why im askin here well luhv u guyz <3