The ensuing Mexican–American War was waged from 1846 to 1848 with the loss of many thousands of lives and the loss to Mexico of all of its northern provinces.
Some of the events leading up to the Boston Massacre are noted below. British troops had been stationed around Boston, so that officials representing the British crown could enforce unpopular legislation and this created even more tension. A mob had formed around the British soldiers and shouted verbal abuse at them and harassed them. This eventually led to the Boston Massacre.
They used accurate observations in their work.
