The Boston Massacre: The Boston Massacre

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The Boston Massacre is one of the most important events that turned into a colonial sentiment against King George III and British acts and taxes. It all started with a street fight that had occurred on March 5, 1770. This fight was between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers who were armed with guns. This lead to the death of 5 colonists, named Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, and James Caldwell. After these colonists were killed, there was a campaign started by speech-writers to make the King and the British soldiers angry. Since 1765 the people of Boston had been heading protests against British taxation, first against the Stamp Act and then in 1767 against