The Boston Massacre and how it helped start the Revolutionary War. Includes a bibliography.

Title: The Boston Massacre and how it helped start the Revolutionary War. Includes a bibliography.
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The Boston Massacre and how it helped start the Revolutionary War. Includes a bibliography.

THE BOSTON MASSACRE         Five years before the start of the Revolutionary War a small event called the Boston Massacre helped spark a start to the American Revolution.         On a sunny day in early March 1770, a large group of colonists gathered around a square in Boston. They were revolting against the Townshend Acts (named after Charles Townshend, the acts put tax on imported goods) and the British Parliament. Angered by the British troops, the colonists started …showed first 75 words of 388 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 388 total…This is why the Boston Massacre was so important to our American history. Bibliography 1. Hirch, Carl. Famous American Revolutionary War Heroes. New York:         Rand McNally and Company, 1974. 2. Avi. The Fighting Ground. New York: Harper Trophy, 1984. 3. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Danbury, CT: Grolier         Interactive, 1997. 4. Merriam and Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 2001 Merriam and Webster         inc. <http://www.onlinedictionary.com/index_main.html>. 5. Yahoo Picture Gallery. 2001 Yahoo inc.         <http://www.yahoo.gallery.com/revolutionary+war>.

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