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What was the name of the incident that led to five colonists dying at the hands of the British Army?

Boston Massacre


What event led to the repeal of the Townshend Act and motivated the colonists to establish their own militias?

The Boston Massacre. :)


Who started the situation that led to the Boston massacre?

The situation that led to the Boston Massacre was sparked by escalating tensions between British soldiers and Boston colonists. On March 5, 1770, a confrontation began when a British soldier was harassed by a group of colonists. This quickly escalated as more colonists gathered, throwing snowballs and insults, leading the soldiers to fire into the crowd, resulting in the deaths of five colonists. The incident was fueled by long-standing grievances against British rule and military presence in the colonies.


Who was affected by the Boston massacre?

After the Boston massacre was the Boston Tea Party/ tea act. They repealed all of the unpopular taxes on the colonists except tax on tea. That led into the Boston Tea party which began in 1773. Hope it helps you out!


What colonial resistance and British counter measures prompted the Boston massacre?

The Sons of Liberty and other colonists' opposition to the Townshend Acts as week as the arrival of British troops led to the Boston Massacre.


What events pushed the colonists towards revolution?

The Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre led the colonists closer to war with Britain.


What incident led parliament to withdraw nearly all of the townshend acts?

The Boston Massacre


What was the purpose of the Boston massacre?

the purpose of the Boston massacre was that the people in Boston didn't want the british in their "city", and that is what led up to the Boston massacre


What led the colonists to war?

Just to tell you, the guy who posted "your mother" on this question was a big phony. Anyway, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and all of the taxes Britain made led to war.


What event that five colonists were killed was used as a propaganda to turn more colonists against the British?

The Boston Massacre in 1770, where five colonists were killed by British soldiers, was used as propaganda to turn more colonists against the British. This event was portrayed as a brutal attack on innocent civilians, fueling anti-British sentiments and contributing to the growing tensions that led to the American Revolution.


What came first the Boston massacre or chief Pontiac led a rebellion?

I am pretty sure it is the Boston Massacre not sure though


What act by custom officers began a series of event's that led to the Boston massacre?

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.