The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot between the American colonist and one British soldier that got out of control and ended up being a "Bloody Massacre" on King Street in Boston Massachusetts on March 5, 1770.
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THE BOSTON MASSACREMarch 5, 1770Boston, Massachusetts
Why should we have to pay these new imposed British taxes on tea, glass, paper, paint and lead?
You must pay because it's the law!
The Boston Massacre was a brawl between American Colonists and one British Soldier that got out of control and began a horrible, horrible fight between the colonists and soldiers. The fight began over new taxes imposed by Britain on the Colonists for tea, glass, paper, paint and lead.
THE FIGHT IS ON!!!!!!!
Fight to the finish
Five Colonist were killed, and this massacre became an important event in American History. "It united the Colonists against Britain which eventually led to the Revolutionary War."
It was so bad that it was described as a "Bloody Massacre". People were dead and many were wounded, and this is what damaged the relationship between the American Colonists and Britain.
DEATHCrispus Attucks
DEATHJames Caldwell
DEATHSamuel Gray
DEATHSamuel Maverick
DEATHPatrick Carr
Interesting Facts:The Boston Massacre sparked further rebellion over the next five years and set the stage for:The Boston Tea PartyContinental Congress andThe American Revolution
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