Boston Massacre

The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage.

Crispus Attucks was the first to die at the Boston massacre

A british soldier did not die.

A lot of people think that colonist were defenless but the truth is that the colnist had these big sticks and would hit the soldiers with them.

someone in the crowd yelled fire u *****

and the soldiers go on the command of fire

so they heard fire and BAM

but really the soldiers were innocent, its the colonist that wern't

Brown and his men killed five pro-slavery men in Kansas in what became known as the Pottawatomie Massacre.

American colonists understandably did not want to have to provide housing to British soldiers at their own expense. The Quartering Act was therefore deeply offensive, and was a good motive for revolution. There is only so much abuse you can stand.

He just sat in his office and watched it shaking his head

5 colonnists died

The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of civilian-military tensions that had been growing since royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.

The British were acquited of any wrong doing having no Bostonians in the jury. This rose the tensions towards the British troops. In six more years the nation became independent.

5 colonists were killed. Many say that it was the soldiers fault for firing into the crowds, when really the colonists dared them to shoot and they threw harmful objects at the soldiers. This created more tension between Britain bitches and the American colonies. Also, it created more revolts and protests. This is when Paul Revere started the Propaganda against the British.

I would have to say the fact that they killed 5 Bostonias would get the colonists pretty pissed off.

The Boston Massacre took date on March 5, 1770 In Boston at a spot that is now in front of the Old State House, the building where the Declaration of Independence was read to the people of Boston. At the time of the Boston Massacre, it was a narrow alley.

For one thing, it really wasn't a "massacre"-- in fact, most historians believe the firing was an accident. The British soldiers were being accosted by a crowd of antagonistic colonists who were throwing snowballs and jeering the soldiers. The soldiers did not fire on the crowd till someone, no-one knows who, yelled "Fire." The captain of the soldiers denied giving that order and there was some evidence that it might have come from the colonists. Samuel Adams made the most of the incident by calling it the Boston Massacre, and the name stuck because it motivated the colonists, who were already feeling oppressed by the British. Also, one of the people killed was a free black man, Crispus Attucks.

The soldiers were in Boston because of the Quartering Act which states that British soldiers will stay in colonists house. The colonists must give the soldiers food, clothes, materials, a bed, a room, and other things. This enraged the colonists. The soldiers would give in return protection from other countries or the Indians from the French and Indian War.

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Most soldiers were not punished, however, two of the soldiers were tried with manslaughter and had the letter "M" branded into their thumb. Although this was considered a smaller punishment then most had hoped for, the branding was to make sure that if they were to be tried with murder again, they were not to get away with it. Out of the two soldiers that were punished, I only know that one was Hugh White- the officer who was guarding the Customs House.

The Boston Massacre was in the Massachusettes colony. (Boston, Massachusettes)

Samuel Gray, Crispus Attucks, James Caldwell, Patrick Carr and Samuel Maverick

because he supposedly told the soldiers to fire and men were killed

It was were people that fought in the war were buried. they also made a church here.

The Boston Massacre was part of a massive propaganda campaign used by the Patriots to stir up the colonists into getting angry at the British. The Boston Massacre was not so much a massacre, but the accidental shooting of 5 people by British soldiers placed in Boston after the mobs of colonists were hitting the soldiers with rocks and ice. This was an effective way of getting many colonists passionate about war with England. The amount of soldiers involved in the incident is unknown.

High taxes [taxation without representation]

Yes, the American Revolution could have been prevented. King George III could have read the documets like the Suffolk and Leicester Resolves that were sent to him, rather than ignoring him. Then, he would know that the colonists were still loyal to the King at the beginning. All they wanted was a say in their government and in their taxes. If Britain didn't ignore the several peaceful protests the way may not have happened. Then again, the patriots made several mistakes too. If they just payed taxes like everyone else Britain wouldn't have found the need to put a tax on so many things and to raise the taxes they already had.

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There were several events that led up to the Boston Massacre, however, where the true tension began is anonymous. The whole dispute between Americans and Great Britain began when British Parliament began to tax things. For example, the Sugar Act placed a tax on molasses, but this was not taken extremely offensive by the colonists. When the Stamp Act was passed, all items with print were taxed. This meant marriage licenses, newspapers, and even playing cards had a tax on them. Americans began to protest British Rule and they boycotted British goods. The Stamp Act was finally repealed by Parliament a year later. Several acts followed the Stamp Act, including the Townshend Acts and, the act that infuriated colonists the most, the Tea Act. This act placed a tax of three pence on tea imported from Britain. This act especially angered colonists because of how popular tea was in the colonies. After much protesting, Parliament still refused to repeal the act. Colonists banded together, forming secret groups such as the infamous Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty then organized what would become one of the most famous American protests. They were responsible for the Boston Tea Party, which protested against taxation without representation. Angered even further when Americans refused to pay for the tea through the Fiddler's Bill, all residents in the thirteen colonies were punished. Boston Harbor was closed and Americans had to rely on each other for personal needs like food and supplies. British soldiers were sent to America who could commandeer any belonging of the Americans. They even challenged Americans in their jobs, working for smaller wages than Americans could afford. As ties with Great Britain broke, even Loyalists changed sides. Patriots would molest the British officers, which led to the well known incident which Paul Revere would later use as propaganda, calling it the Boston Massacre.