Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. Prior to the Boston Massacre the British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies including taxes on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead.
★ The British took control of the former Boer lands and took all of the diamonds and gold. The British then created the Union of South Africa which gave some Africans the right to vote.
