mar 5, 1770 - Boston Massacre

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The Boston Massacre was an event that happened during the evening where the colonists had an argument with the British soldiers. The soldiers were found innocent after because they did self defense by shooting the colonists, because they were insulting them while throwing rocks covered in snow. The main purpose of the Boston Massacre was to show the British that the colonists did not agree on having all these taxes added on things like tea and paper which they did not have a say in.

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