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 By: Meghan, Arielle and Sera **__Power Point__**
 * Boston Massacre**
 * __The British Massacre Timeline__**


 * June 29, 1776 || The British Parliament passes the Townshend Acts. ||
 * October 1, 1768 || The British come to Boston. ||
 * March 5, 1770 || The Boston Massacre happens. ||
 * October 24-30, 1770 || The trial of Captain Preston. ||
 * November 27- December 14 1770 || The trial of the British soldiers. ||



The Boston Massacre took place in 1770, when commoners tortured British troops due to the enforcement of the Townshend Act, five men were killed, and this lead to the Revolutionary War. The Townshend Acts were a new set of taxes. The Townshend Acts, passed by the British Parliament, was meant to raise taxes of the colonies to pay the wages of governors and judges so they would be free of colonies rule. Five commoners were killed. Commoners acted out toward British troops and tormented them, pelting them with objects like snowballs and rocks, because they were angry about the troops enforcing the Townshend Acts, and the British troops killed five of the rioters. The Boston Massacre lead to the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War was a period of conflict when disagreements between colonists and Britain increased due to royal order restricting western expansion and organization of colonial trade and rising taxation on the colonies. The Boston Massacre happened in 1770, when colonists harassed British troops because of the enforcement of the Townshend acts, five men were killed, and these events led to the Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre was not much of a massacre, and the troops acts were justified, however, the conflicts led to war. [] Question 1: Who tortured the British troops? Question 2: How many men were killed and by who? [] Question 1: Why were the British troops sent and who sent them? Question 2: What are the Townshend Acts? The Boston Massacre Paul Revere's drawing of the graves of those killed at the Boston Massacre
 * About the Boston Massacre**