This resulted in 5 colonists getting killed and 6 who were wounded.
On March 5th, 1770 on Kings Street in Boston, Massachusetts Bay, a British soldier guards the King's fortune stored inside the Custom House. American colonists begin to insult and threaten him.
YOU RED COATS-
HEY! I'M ONLY GAURDING THE KINGS MONEY!
Ill Show YOU!!
STOP THE TAXATION!!
Stop the ice!
Paul Revere, an American patriot engraved this incident into a wood print . However, what is shown in this image isn't accurate to the event.
Other British join, and other colonists join to protest against the taxation and start pelting the British soldiers with ice and stones. It becomes a free-for-all.
Help!?
Hit them!
Stop the stones
No taxation without representation!
Colored copies of that image was spread around the 13 colonies to drive propaganda.
In this scuffle, shots are fired from British soldiers.