What was the importance of the Boston Massacre?

On March
5th, 1770, five men in Boston were
killed by gunfire, with many others wounded. A group of men
were heckling
some British Army soldiers sent to try and keep colonial tensions under
control-
many people in Boston were upset with the taxes on imported goods
imposed by the British
Parliament. Prior to the...

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