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Causes Of The Boston Massacre
1:In the Boston (Bloody) Massacre, both Soldiers and Colonists were involved. It happened because some Rioters kept throwing rocks and ice balls at troops guarding a place called the “Boston Customs House”. The rioters kept calling the troops “Rascals” and “Bloody Backs”. They dared the troops to fire onto them, which was forbidden. After a bit, someone pushed a troop to the ground and the troops panicked and opened fire.

2:The first person to die, was a large black man named “Crispus Attucks”, he was shot twice and was the first to die, but (Obviously) not the last. The crowd was enraged, and they started to fight back against the troops. They fought valiantly but they only went home after they were promised that the soldiers would be tried

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