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BOSTON MASSACRE

Boston Massacre- on March 5, 1770, five years before the American Revolution,there was a
dispute between British troops and a group of citizens of Boston. British troops were
quartered in the city to discourage ideas against the Townshend Acts, that imposed duties
on imports to the colonies. Citizens would always harass the troops, and during a
demonstration, a squad of British soldiers were hit by missiles thrown by the colonists.
The soldiers fired into the crowd and killed five men, one was Crispus Attucks, who was
leading the group. The eight soldiers were tried for murder and were defended by John
Adams, and Josiah Quincy. the two soldiers were declared guilty of manslaughter, and were
branded on the thumb; the others, including the officer, were acquitted. The incident was
skillfully exploited by the American patriot Samuel Adams to create anti-British
sentiment in the colonies.
Bibliography
Boston Massacre, Microsoft? Encarta? Encyclopedia 2000. ? 1993-1999 Microsoft
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