5 март 1770 г. - The Boston Massacre Mar. 5, 1770

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-mob pelted a group of soldiers with rock-filled snowballs
-soldiers fired on the crowd, killing five including Crispus Attucks, an American patriot and former slave
-propaganda campaign suggested that the soldiers had shot into a crowd of innocent bystanders
-John Adams defended the soldiers in court, establishing a tradition of giving a fair trial to all who are accused
-anti-royal leaders used the massacre to spur action in the colonies
-also known as the bloody massacre

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