Boston Massacre, theˌBoston ˈMassacre, the 
one of the events that started the american revolutionary war. In 1770 a group of Boston citizens, who were angry because the British army was in their town, threatened a British soldier. Other soldiers fired their guns into the crowd, killing five people.
one of the events that started the american revolutionary war. In 1770 a group of Boston citizens, who were angry because the British army was in their town, threatened a British soldier. Other soldiers fired their guns into the crowd, killing five people.