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=The Boston Massacre =

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 * 1) 1 Article Questions 1.) When did the Boston Massacre occur? 2.) How did the Boston Massacre start? #2 Article Questions 1.) What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre? 2.) How did the bystanders react?

Summary The Boston Massacre was a dark part of american history, this is how it happened. It all started on an average day ing Boston, Massachusetts on March, 5th,1770. An British solider got in a fight with a colonist. A crowd gathers around he fights. They began to throw ice and shout insults. Soon a small group of troops arrived. The soliders fired into the crowd, killing many different people. The Boston Massacre was a dark day in dark times, and this is the truth of how it happened. Good thing these terrible things didn't last.

Timeline __June, 29th 1768__- The heavy presence of British troops in Boston that lead to a shooting was the direct results of the Townshend Acts passage by the British Paralament to impose additional taxes on common items that came into the colonies. Includes tea, paper, and glass. __October 1st, 1768-__ A group of British regulars arrived in Boston to mantain order they reached a group of Red Coats and started taunting. they started name calling, spiting, and fighting this prevented the soliders from doing there duties. __March 5th, 1770-__ The Boston Massacre occure when solidr ordered not to fire. But they didn't here him and killed men and another two who died. __October 24-30, 1770-__ capitain preston was trialed for murder in Boston and the soliders came to trial and soon after Van Adams defended them and they won the acucatials. __November 27-December 14, 1770-__ The eight British soliders accused of murder and were trialed sepperatly from Capitain Preston 8 months after the incendent to allow emotions to cool to self. Defence but two were found guilty because of the oer powering proof of gun fire.