mar 5, 1770 - Boston Massacre
Description:
Causes: Taxes continued to build up tension between the colonies and Britain. There is physical and verbal abuse on both sides.Effects: Tension erupts, leading to the abuse of a British soldier. The redcoats fired on a mass of colonists to protect themselves, which exploded into a situation that was publicized as Britain abusing their power to kill colonists.
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Date:
mar 5, 1770
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~ 256 years ago