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History.com Staff. The Boston Massacre. (2009). Retrieved from
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre. 20 Feb 2018.

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The British soldiers had been harrassed by the civilians, resulting in several clashes between them.

The Boston Massacre caused major protesting and threats of retaliation.

The Boston Massacre is reenacted every year on March 5th where it originally took place.

The Boston Massacre took place in front of the state house in Boston in 1770.

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Boston
The province of Massachusetts Bay

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March 5th, 1770 a squad of British soldiers protecting a sentry were being pressed by a crowd, so the British opened fire on them. They killed three people immediately and two later died from injuries. The British officer in charge, Capt. Thomas Preston, along with eight of his men were arrested for manslaughter. They were all eventually acquitted.