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	Boston Massacre
		Precipitating the event known as the Boston Massacre was a mob of men and boys taunting a sentry standing guard at the city's customs house.
		Notice too the absence of snow and ice on the street, while Crispus Attucks — a fl man lying on the ground closest to the British soldiers — is shown to be white.
		As an aside, it should be noted that as a result of his death in the Boston Massacre, Crispus Attucks would emerge as the most famous of all the fl men to fight in the cause of the Revolution, and become its first martyr.
	www.earlyamerica.com /review/winter96/massacre.html (595 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Boston Massacre was an incident involving the deaths of five American civilians by British troops on March 5, 1770, and its legal aftermath helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
		A tense situation due to a heavy British military presence in Boston boiled over to incite brawls between soldiers and civilians, and eventually led to troops discharging their muskets after being attacked by a rioting crowd, 5 civilians were killed as a result.
		Every year the Boston Massacre is reenacted on March 5, the anniversary of the event.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Boston_Massacre (1737 words)

	Boston Massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Boston Massacre is also used colloquially to describe portions of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.
		The Boston Massacre is the name commonly given to the killing of five civilians by British troops on March 5, 1770, which became a cause celebre among pro-independence groups and helped to eventually spark the American Revolutionary War.
		The site of the massacre is marked today by a cobblestone ring on the traffic island at the Devonshire and State Street intersection in front of the Old State House.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_Massacre (900 words)

	Boston Massacre - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		BOSTON MASSACRE [Boston Massacre] 1770, pre-Revolutionary incident growing out of the resentment against the British troops sent to Boston to maintain order and to enforce the Townshend Acts.
		The Boston massacre: on a cold winter's night in 1770, a regiment of British troops fired into an angry mob of Bostonians, killing five people.
		The site of the Boston Massacre is across from the Old State House in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bostm1ascr.html (292 words)

	Boston Massacre - MSN Encarta
		Boston Massacre, riot in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers fired on a group of unarmed American colonists.
		The incident was one of the events that led to outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775.
		Many people in Boston resented the presence of the British troops and saw them as evidence of British oppression.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579296/Boston_Massacre.html (244 words)

	Boston Massacre (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Boston Massacre is an event that occurred on March 5 1770 that helped spark the American Revolution.
		Tensions caused by the military occupation Boston increased as soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians.
		Samuel Adams dubbed the event " the Boston Massacre " and used it for propaganda purposes.
	www.freeglossary.com /Boston_Massacre (554 words)

	Complete research resource on the Boston Massacre event. Pictures and more.
		In 1768, Britain stationed military troops in Boston to maintain control among colonists and help to enforce the Townshend Acts of 1767.
		The first British troops arrived in Boston in October 1768 and from then onwards there was continuous antagonism between the people of Boston and the soldiers.
		The local people did all they could to prevent quarters being found for the troops and the newspapers printed accounts of the 'atrocities' committed by the soldiers on the Bostonians.
	www.bostonmassacre.net (355 words)

	Boston Massacre - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The incident, dubbed the Boston Massacre, heightens anti-British feelings in the 13 colonies, which will rebel against Britain in the American Revolution (1775-1783).
		Boston Massacre, riot in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers fired on a group of unarmed American...
		The Boston Massacre is the name commonly given to the shooting of five civilians by British troops on March 5, 1770, which became a cause celebre among pro-independence groups and helped to eventually...
	encarta.msn.com /Boston_Massacre.html (286 words)

	Hoover Institution - Policy Review - Busing’s Boston Massacre
		One of the ironies of busing in Boston is that it was fought during the 200th anniversary of some the most famous fights of the American Revolution, often on the very same battlefields.
		Boston has been forced to lower its official threshold for the acceptable racial balance of each school from a minimum of 50 percent white in 1965 to a minimum of 9 percent white today.
		The aftershocks of busing are not confined to Boston’s tight-knit neighborhoods.
	www.hoover.org /publications/policyreview/3563642.html (3487 words)

	Liberty's Kids . Archive . Boston, Massachusetts
		Boston is known as the "Cradle of Liberty" since it was the birthplace of the Revolutionary War.
		The Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers fired into a mob of protesters, caused even more people to be against British rule.
		Boston patriots such as Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Dr. Joseph Warren, and John Hancock were very influential in persuading all of the colonies to join together to protest British rule.
	www.libertyskids.com /arch_where_boston.html (189 words)

	Policy Review, November-December, 1998 -- "Busing's Boston Massacre" by Matthew Richer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of the ironies of busing in Boston is that it was fought during the 200th anniversary of some the most famous fights of the American Revolution, often on the very same battlefields.
		Boston has been forced to lower its official threshold for the acceptable racial balance of each school from a minimum of 50 percent white in 1965 to a minimum of 9 percent white today.
		The aftershocks of busing are not confined to Boston’s tight-knit neighborhoods.
	www.policyreview.org /nov98/busing.html (3845 words)

	Boston Massacre: 1770
		The "Boston Massacre" as it is called, was really not a massacre in the sense that a lot of people were slaughtered (because only five people were killed), it was a massacre in the sense that the British government's authority was not going to be tolerated.
		The people of Boston had gained control of the reigns of power and prevented the soldiers from carrying out their duties.
		Captain Preston was acquitted by a Boston jury.
	www.thenagain.info /WebChron/USA/BostonMassacre.html (347 words)

	The Boston Massacre - 1770
		The Boston Massacre (the killing of five men by British soldiers on March 5, 1770) was the culmination of civilian-military tensions that had been growing since royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768.
		Boston's fifteen thousand or so residents were clearly the worst malcontents on the North American continent.
		But another important factor was the withdrawl of the troops from Boston immediately after the "Massacre." The sending of British warships and troops to Boston for the protection of the American Customs Board and the "Massacre" resulting from the prescence of troops there were, however, ultimately of great significance in the movement toward the revolution.
	www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/BOSTON.HTM (1081 words)

	Boston Massacre - Conservapedia
		The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770, when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who had been throwing snowballs at the soldiers.
		At the trial of the British solders involved in the massacre, the defendants were represented by John Adams.
		The Boston Massacre created further animosity between the colonists and the British leading up to the American Revolutionary War.
	www.conservapedia.com /Boston_Massacre (206 words)

	Boston Massacre
		The Boston front office was pleased with the pick, but they were also very adamant that they needed another “quality player.” In result, Boston gave Albacete three players (Murphy, Pearson, Reardon) and four draft picks for the #7 overall pick.
		Boston was not overly concerned with the Season 4 Draft.
		Boston's nineth season in the WBA was an important landmark in the history of this franchise.
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	The Boston Massacre
		The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
		The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome.
		Note that the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768 was not met by open resistance.
	www.ushistory.org /Declaration/related/massacre.htm (246 words)

	Rx: Boston - free articles, resources, information, etc (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Massacre The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was an event that took place on March 5, 1770.
		MASSACRE ACCOUNT The Account of The Boston Massacre As reported in The Boston Gazette and Country Journal If you were living in Boston at the time, this is what you would have read...
		Massacre Revolutionary Period (1764-1789) Paul Revere, the American patriot who warned that the British were coming, engraved this depiction of the Boston Massacre Boston...
	www.rxboston.com /bostonmassacre (1067 words)

	Boston Massacre Summary
		Five towns-people died, and the Sons of Liberty, opposing the growth of royal authority, proclaimed the event a "massacre." Condemned in the American press, the Boston Massacre became a major colonial grievance against the London government.
		The Boston Massacre is the name commonly given to the killing of five civilians by British troops on March 5, 1770, which became a cause celebre among pro-independence groups and helped eventually to spark the American Revolutionary War.
		The site of the massacre is marked today by a cobblestone ring on the traffic island at the Devonshire and State Street intersection in front of the Old State House.
	www.bookrags.com /Boston_Massacre (2969 words)

	Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms - Map 13 - 6-8 Lesson Plan
		This lesson has students participate in a trial simulation following the Boston Massacre in which they use core map A to help present their evidence and testimony.
		Pair your students and have them examine the Boston massacre engraving to: identify the protagonists; characterize the actions depicted and the results; read the caption to summarize contents and describe attitude; and locate the site of the Boston Massacre on core map A. Discuss findings both for what happened, where it occurred, and the interpretation.
		Discuss the Boston massacre in terms of causes, how it illustrated British-colonial relations, and its impact.
	www.newberry.org /k12maps/module_13/6-8.html (783 words)

	Boston Red Sox - Yankees finish off five-game sweep - Boston.com
		BOSTON -- The New York Yankees celebrated in the dugout as if they'd just clinched a playoff berth.
		Notes: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last five-game sweep in the majors was Boston over Toronto at Fenway Park in 2002.
		Boston 1B Kevin Youkilis was not in the starting lineup a day after jamming his ankle and getting spiked in the hand.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/08/21/yankees_finish_off_five_game_sweep (801 words)

	The Boston Massacre
		Many people have heard of the Boston Massacre, but out of those, not many know what it means.
		The Boston Massacre raised opinions on whether or not citizens had the right to challenge the authority and the right to maintain order.
		The night of the massacre started with the "Battle over the Barber's Bill," which resulted in a wounded teenager named Edward Garrick, who was slapped in the face with a musket after arguing with Lieutenant Goldfinch over a bill.
	russell.gresham.k12.or.us /Colonial_America/The_Boston_Massacre.html (292 words)

	AMERICAN REVOLUTION PERSUADERS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Boston Massacre was an encounter on March 5, 1770, that was five years before the American Revolution between British troops and a group of citizens of Boston that were then in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
		The, so-called, Boston Tea Party was an event that took place December 16, 1773, by a group of Boston citizens to protest the British tax on tea imported to the colonies.
		Although The Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and Stamp Act were only three events that helped cause The American Revolution, they were major.
	www.ctbw.com /jones.htm (606 words)

	Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre of 1770
		It may be a proper introduction to this narrative, briefly to represent the state of things for some time previous to the said Massacre; and this seems necessary in order to the forming a just idea of the causes of it.
		But it does not appear that, in fixing the place of their residence, the convenience of the whole was at all consulted, for Boston, being very far from the centre of the colonies, could not be the place most convenient for the whole.
		Wilson, of the 59th, exciting the negroes of the town to take away their masters' lives and property, and repair to the army for protection, which was fully proved against him.
	www.law.umkc.edu /faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/anonyaccount.html (1578 words)

	Boston Massacre Trials
		The events of March 5, 1770, which resulted in the deaths of five Americans, were described as the Boston Massacre by patriot propagandists.
		Following the trials, Boston settled somewhat uncomfortably into a period of relative calm, but passions would be inflamed again by the Tea Act of 1773.
		Wars > Revolutionary War > Causes of The War > Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Massacre- 1770 An armed clash between the British and the colonists was almost inevitable from the moment British troops were introduced in Boston.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1249.html (850 words)

	Boston Massacre
		The Boston Massacre was, of course, not a “massacre,” in the classic sense.
		HistoryMakers The Boston Massacre - print from an engraving by Paul Revere Primary Sources Eyewitness Accounts: British and American points of view The Trial of the BritiBoston Massacre - print from an engraving by Paul Revere Primary Sources Eyewitness Accounts: British and American points of view The Trial of the British Soldiers...
		NEXT >The Vice-Admiralty Courts The Boston Massacre The occupation of Boston Massachusetts by British troops in 1768 was not met by open resistance from the natives.
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