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Who.?

British Soldiers and Colonists

What Happened.?

British Soldiers were stationed in Boston. Many Bostonian s did not like the redcoats

which caused tension In this tradgity 5 Boston pedestrians were shot

and killed out of the whole crowd March 5, 1770 groups of redcoats pushed

Bostonian s on the city streets. A snowball fight began to break-out outside of a

customhouse on King Street.

When did this happen.?

The Boston Massacre took place on the night of March 5, 1770.

Where.?

The Boston Massacre took place outside of a customhouse.

Why did the Massacre happen.?

The massacre happened because a man and a British solider got into a fight outside of the

customhouse