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The Boston Massacre happened because the British
brought over troops and the British also raised
taxes.
The colonists started to throw snowballs, rocks,
and sticks at the soldiers until the soldiers fired
and killed three instantly and two died later.
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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5,
1770
The Boston Massacre happened on King Street
in front of a customhouse where the taxes were
collected
BRITISH SOLDIERS THAT
COLONISTS THAT DIED
FIRED
 Crispus Attucks (died
 Thomas Preston
right away)
 Private Hugh White
 Mr. Samuel Gray (died
 Captain John Goldfinch
right away)
 Corporal William Wemms
 Mr. James Caldwell (died
right away)
 Lieutenant James Basset
 Mr. Samuel Maverick
 Private Hugh Montgomery
(died the next morning)
 Patrick Carr (died two
weeks later)
 Christopher Monk (died
ten years later)
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