The Townshend Acts, a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767 were the acts that eventually led to the Boston Massacre. Anger over the Townshend Acts led to the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770.
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Harding died in office but he wasn’t assassinated - it was a heart attack and was succeeded by Calvin Coolridge.