mar 5, 1770 - Boston Massacre
Description:
With British soldiers and colonists competing for jobs in a small market, tensions increased. After tension between colonists and British soldiers broke, and British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry colonists throwing rocks and snowballs, the incident was used to unify patriots and increase resentment of the British Government.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 5, 1770
Now
~ 255 years ago