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Crispus Attucks
(b. circa 1723; d. 1770)
Death during Boston Massacre
Runaway slave turned sailor
African and Natick Indian
Remembered as the "First to die in the American Revolution,"
A poet, John Boyle O Reilly, wrote of Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre
"And honor to Crispus Attucks,
who was leader and voice that day;
The first to defy
and the first to die,
with Maverick, Carr, and Gray.
It riot or revolution,
or mob or crowd as you may,
such deaths have been seeds of nations,
such lives shall be honored for ay."
crispus attucks was a man who fought in the Boston massacre and was one of the efird people to die in it.He died by t he gas chamber,the gas chamber is a little room that sprays out gas that makes you die in a painful way!
in honor of attucks African American milatart companies name their soldiers attucks guards,comunitie schools are named after them,the first statue paid for with comunitie in masachusits money was of him.
NO ONE FOR SURE KNOWS IF CRISPUS ATTUCKS HAD ANY FAMILY SINCE MOST BLACK PEOPLE WERE SLAVES BACK THEN LEAVING NO TIME TO FIND OR COMMUNICATE WITH ANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS KNOWN OR NOT KNOWN OF. BUT TO ARE KNOWLEADGE HE HAD AN OLDER SISTER NAMED PHEBIE.2 b continued tomoro
Who is the nut who dreamed this up?? I thought Wiki was to be a place with real facts not crazy stuff like this.
In 1770, Crispus Attucks, a black man, became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks was a free black sailor slave that was shot during the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was a bloody battle between seven British guards and a mob of angry colonists.
He was the first to die in the rvolutionary war. He died in the Boston Massacare
he was one of the first men to die in the revolutionary war. he is significant because he was a freed slave who got killed in the Boston massacre.
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Did Crispus Attucks have siblings?
yes phebe attucks
Who was Crispus Attucks' wife?
Crispus Attucks was not married because slaves were not allowed to get married.
What religion was crispus Attucks?
his religion was
What was crispus attucks nickname?
crispy
Who was crisps attucks?
Crispus Attucks was the first person who lost their life in the Boston Massacre. He is also considered the first person who died in the American Revolutionary War.
How did Cripus Attucks escape from slavery?
he ran away
How long was crispus attucks married before he got killed?
was cripus attucks married and did he have kids who was his mom and dad
Where was cripus attucks born?
Crispus Attcuks was born at Framingham, MA. [:
In 1898 threw 1899 who was the undisputed king of yellow journalism?
Cripus attucks
Who was the first African American to die for American Liberty.?
Type your answer here... Cripus Attucks
What is cripus birthday?
I assume you are talking about Crispus Attucks, the first person killed in the Boston Massacre. His DoB is not known.
Who is the escaped slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre?
It is not clear whether Crispus Attucks was a freedman or slave, but is certain he was the first American casualty of the Boston Massacre in 1770. He was considered a hero, especially by abolitionists who lauded him as a black man who died for this country.
Why was Cripus Attucks important?
The reason why Crispus Attucks's death is so significant is, the first shot fired during the start of the Revolutionary War is known as, "THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD". Well that first shot, was the shot fired by the British soldier, killing him and others.
Who is generally regarded as one of the very first Americans to die in struggle for liberty from British rule?
Cripus AttucksHe became the first death of the American Revolution in 1770 when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre. Although Attucks was credited as the instigator of the event, debate raged for over as century as to whether he was a hero and a patriot, or a villain.
Who was the first African American to die in the colonist' fight for freedom against the British?
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Who was the first person killed in the Boston massacre and was an African American worker?
You were Crispus Attucks.
Did crispus attucks have any aunts or uncles?
Crispus Attucks had a sister named Phebe Attucks
