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1. Boston Massacre: Causes, Date & Facts | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre
Description: WebOct 27, 2009 · Getty Images / John Adams. The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone...
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2. Boston Massacre - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre
Description: WebThe Boston Massacre (known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street [1]) was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them …
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3. Boston Massacre | History, Facts, Site, Deaths, & Trial
Link: https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Massacre
Description: Web6 days ago · Boston Massacre, the famous skirmish between British troops and a crowd in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1770. Widely publicized, the violent event contributed to the unpopularity of the British regime in much of colonial North America in the years before the outbreak of the American Revolution.
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4. The Boston Massacre | March 5, 1770 | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-massacre
Description: WebMar 4, 2010 · On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, a mob of American colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins taunting the British soldiers guarding the building.
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5. Boston Massacre - World History Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/Boston_Massacre/
Description: WebNov 13, 2023 · The Boston Massacre was a confrontation between nine British soldiers and a crowd of American colonists that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts on 5 March 1770. After being harassed by the crowd and pelted with ice, the soldiers opened fire, killing five colonists and wounding another six.
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6. A Fresh Look at the Boston Massacre, 250 Years After the Event …
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fresh-look-boston-massacre-250-years-after-event-jumpstarted-revolution-180974342/
Description: WebMar 5, 2020 · The story of the Boston Massacre—when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death—is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts...
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7. The Boston Massacre (article) | Khan Academy
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/the-american-revolution/a/the-boston-massacre
Description: WebIn March 1770, British soldiers stationed in Boston opened fire on a crowd, killing five townspeople and infuriating locals. What became known as the Boston Massacre intensified anti-British sentiment and proved a pivotal event leading up to …
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8. The Boston Massacre | American Battlefield Trust
Link: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/boston-massacre
Description: WebMar 19, 2020 · The Boston Massacre was one of the most important events leading up to the Revolutionary War. The tragic event was commemorated annually in Boston with orations that further fueled negative views of the British soldiers living amongst them.
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9. Cause of the Boston Massacre | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Boston-Massacre
Description: WebBoston Massacre, Skirmish on March 5, 1770, between British troops and a crowd in Boston. After provocation by the colonists, British soldiers fired on the mob and killed five men, including Crispus Attucks. The incident was widely publicized by Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and others as a battle for American liberty, and it contributed to the ...
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10. Remembering the Boston Massacre | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/news/the-boston-massacre-245-years-ago
Description: WebMar 5, 2015 · Remembering the Boston Massacre. Take a look back at the tragic incident that helped galvanize support for American independence. By: Evan Andrews. Updated: August 30, 2018 | Original: March 5...
