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    The Boston Massacre occurred in 1770 when British troops fired into a crowd of protesters, killing five civilians. Tensions had been rising for years due to new taxes imposed by the Townshend Acts. On the night of the massacre, a mob of thousands of angry colonists confronted a group of British soldiers. Shots were fired after the mob grew larger, resulting in deaths and injuries. The incident further inflamed anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.

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    The Boston Massacre occurred in 1770 when British troops fired into a crowd of protesters, killing five civilians. Tensions had been rising for years due to new taxes imposed by the Townshend Acts. On the night of the massacre, a mob of thousands of angry colonists confronted a group of British soldiers. Shots were fired after the mob grew larger, resulting in deaths and injuries. The incident further inflamed anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.

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    The Shot That Started the Revolution

    From Alexa Lehman


    July,2021
    “On that night the formation of American independence was laid… Not the battle of Lexington
    or Bunker Hill, not the surrender of Burgoyne or Cornwallis were more important events in
    American history than the battle of King Street on March 5th 1770.”
    as John Adams Famously Called the Boston Massacre

    THE BOSTON escalated quickly with the Patrick Carr, Samuel


    MASSACRE mob. Maverick, and James
    Caldwell. They were
    The Boston Massacre is a LOCATION AND
    viewed as heroes and got
    famous prerevolutionary INVOLVEMENT
    buries together in the
    incident that happened on
    This altercation took place Granary Burial Ground.
    March 5, 1770. The
    in front of the Customs 12,000 Bostonians joined
    incident involved a “mob”
    House on King Street. The together to attend the
    of protestors and the
    initial altercation involved funeral.
    British troops. An
    small groups from each
    altercation happened and a
    side but then grew to 4,000
    shot was fired into the mob
    British troops and 20,000 AFTERMATH
    due to the mob growing
    residents.
    bigger than the British After the incident
    troops. Governor Willam
    Hutchinson instigated an
    investigation. The soldiers
    WHAT LED UP TO CPL Williams Wemm, PV
    THE MASSACRE Hugh Montgomery, PV
    James Hatigan, PV
    Many things led up to the
    William McCauley, PV
    massacre. The event that
    Hugh White, PV Matthew
    was crucial was the
    Kilroy, PV William
    Towshend Act in 1767,
    Warren, and PV John
    which led to the arrival of
    DEATHS AND Caroll all were arrested
    the troops to tame the
    INJURIES and plead not guilty.
    residents on September
    Kilroy and Montgomery
    28th, 1768. Things were Combined there were 5 found guilty.
    already tense, and a soldier civilians killed and 6
    named Hugh White got injured. The deceased
    into an argument that names were Crispus
    Attucks, Samuel Gray,

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