Boston Massacre

(Period: The Road to Independence)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Events:

• The Boston Massacre - On March 5, 1770, Americans threw snowballs at British soldiers who responded with fire, leaving 3 dead.
• In 1770, Parliament repealed the Townshend duties.

Key People:

• Charles Townshend - British chancellor of the exchequer who drafted a fiscal plan that was very unfavorable to the Americans.

Vocabulary:

• Townshend Acts - Charles Townshend's laws that made legal taxes on goods imported to the colonies.