Crispus Attucks

Family

• Crispus Attucks was born in Farmigham, Massachusetts in 1723.
• He was born into slavery.
• His father, Prince Yonger was a slave.
• His mother, Nancy Attucks, was a Natick Indian

Early Life

• Attucks ran from slavery in his late 20's
• His name was in the paper but he was never found
• Attucks spent the next two years on trading ships 
• He finally found work as a rope maker on trade ships

The Boston Massacre

• Since he worked on ships, the British could have put him in the Navy
• On March 2, 1770, he joined a rant against redcoats
• He began taunting and throwing snowballs at them
• The redcoats soon fired their guns at the crowd killing 5 including Crispus
• He was the first casualty of the American Revolution

My Reaction to Crispus Attucks:
I really enjoyed learning about Crispus Attucks through this project. I consider Attucks as an American Hero because he fought for whats right even though it might have been hard. He unknowingly risked his life for his country and that is amazing. He ran from slavery in his late 20's and even after being a slave he still fought for his land even after they have enslaved him. Attucks had a very tough life in the colonies and he still fought for and with them when needed.