History: The Boston Massacre

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The Boston Massacre was on March 5, 1770 and five colonists were killed. The killing happened because there were unwanted British soldiers in the colonies. The massacre helped motivate the colonists to help the patriots. Three people died on the spot and two died later from their wounds. At trial seven of the nine red coats were free but the remaining two were guilty, branded on the hand and set free.

Some Myths are that "the first name was the bloody Massacre in king street, in some books its described as the spark of the war, and some say the fight started because the soldier didn't pay the wigmaker's bill". The British troops were put into people's houses and the people were getting mad about the troops invading their homes. Multiple fights

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