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andrew-mc [135]
3 years ago
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What was the Boston massacre?

History
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Anna [14]3 years ago
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The Boston Massacre<span> was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.</span>
luda_lava [24]3 years ago
5 0
Massacre<span>, known as the </span>Incident on King Street<span> by the British,</span><span> was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which </span>British Army soldiers<span> shot and killed people while under attack by a mob. The incident was heavily propagandized by leading </span>Patriots<span>, such as </span>Paul Revere<span> and </span>Samuel Adams, to fuel animosity toward the British authorities.<span> British troops had been stationed in </span>Boston<span>, capital of the </span>Province of Massachusetts Bay<span>, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. Amid ongoing tense relations between the population and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry, who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. He was eventually supported by eight additional soldiers, who were subjected to verbal threats and repeatedly hit by clubs, stones and snowballs. They fired into the crowd, without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others. Two more people died later of wounds sustained in the incident.</span>
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