Boston massacre info

1. BOSTON MASSACRE
By Lottie Marley
10/15/13
6th period

2. CAUSES OF WAR
 Who- Britain
 What- Murder of 5 colonists by armed British soldiers
 When- March 1770
 Where- near the customs house

3. IMAGES OF THE WAR

4. SUMMARY
 This was when Crispus Attucks, the only African American killed,
was the first African American in history to stand up for freedom.
After the incident, after the soldiers were acquitted, Samuel Adams
denounced the shooting as a massacre. Later, this episode is often
used by colonial leaders to inflame anti-British feelings.