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The Boston Massacre
By Cindy Grigg |
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1 King George III sent soldiers to Boston. The citizens of Boston were becoming unruly. He wanted soldiers there to keep them in line. The colonists did not like to see the British "redcoats" walking around their town. Colonists hated the new taxes. They resented the British tax collectors who (they felt) spied on colonial store owners. Some tax collectors were tarred and feathered. The citizens of Boston resented the soldiers, too. The colonists often baited and harassed the British soldiers. They tried to get the soldiers to desert the king and join them. On March 5, 1770, things got out of hand. |
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