Causes and effects of the boston massacre?

Answer 1

Conflicts between the British and the colonists had been on the rise because the British government had been trying to increase control over the colonies and raise taxes at the same time. The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain. What started as a minor fight became a turning point in the beginnings of the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre helped spark the colonists' desire for American independence, while the dead rioters became martyrs for liberty.

Answer 2

Results were that it gave bad poblicity to the colonies giving the British a bad name. The massacre only killed about 13 people but its called a massacre though because of its heavy effects on the colonies.

Answer 3

Causes: The Acts of Parliament, Colonists were harassing the Soldiers, and More soldiers arriving.

Effects: Paul Revere's silver carving, Angry Colonists, and The Boston Tea Party