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The Boston Massacre, also known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was an incident in 1770 wherein British Army soldiers killed 5 male civilians and injured six others. This small group of soldiers had been stationed in Boston in 1768 to help the British king's officials attempt to enforce unpopular legislation. These soldiers were subjected to verbal abuse and thrown objects until they eventually snapped and fired into the crowd without orders.

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