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The Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770
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Increase in number of troops sent to colonies because of Townshend Act
Increase in anger/frustration from colonists toward British Government
Increase in tensions between colonists and British soldiers in America
Factors leading up to Boston Massacre
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British Custom House
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Five colonists killed, six others wounded
Outrage sparked among colonists
Trial held for British soldiers involved
Results
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The Boston Gazette
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre/
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Crispus Attucks
African-American man
Escaped slave and former sailor
Referred to as the first hero of the American Revolution
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Other leading figures
Captain Thomas Preston
John Adams
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Who was at fault, the colonists, or the British soldiers?
What do you think?