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The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770
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Increase in number of troops sent to colonies because of Townshend Act Increase in anger/frustration from colonists toward British Government Increase in tensions between colonists and British soldiers in America Factors leading up to Boston Massacre
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British Custom House
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Five colonists killed, six others wounded Outrage sparked among colonists Trial held for British soldiers involved Results
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The Boston Gazette http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre/
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Crispus Attucks African-American man Escaped slave and former sailor Referred to as the first hero of the American Revolution
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Other leading figures Captain Thomas Preston John Adams
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K2UgQFRr38
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Who was at fault, the colonists, or the British soldiers? What do you think?
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