1. Boston Massacre By Samantha Ramsey and Nate Hider

2. Time and Location March 5, 1770 The Customs House on King Street

3. What is it? A riot between the American colonists and the British soldiers over taxes Colonist were angry at the British for invading British shot 5 colonists and wounded 3

4. Why did this happen? British came to America to enforce the Townshend Act Colonist created a mob in front of Customs House (where the British soldiers were guarding)

5. American Colonist’s Side Did not want to pay taxes Didn’t want the British to control their homes

6. Britain’s Side Had to collect taxes from colonist

7. Impact The Colonies turned against… King George lll British acts and taxes

8. The End

9. Sources http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/jb/revolut/boston_1 by The Library of Congresshttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/jb/revolut/boston_1 The Americans A History book by McDougal Littell/Houghton http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTRIALS/bost onmassacre/bostonmassacre.html by Douglas Linderhttp://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTRIALS/bost onmassacre/bostonmassacre.html http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h644.html http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Boston+massacre:+o n+a+cold+winter's+night+in+1770,+a+regiment+of+...- a0128671006 by Farlex. Inc.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Boston+massacre:+o n+a+cold+winter's+night+in+1770,+a+regiment+of+...- a0128671006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre#Impact