The above picture is a depiction of the Boston Massacre which occurred on the 5th of March, 1770.
The Boston Massacre happened on March 5, 1770, as a street brawl between a "patriot" crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were slain, sparking a campaign by speechwriters to incite public outrage.
The Boston Massacre occurred when British troops stationed in Boston clashed with colonial dockworkers. The incident occurred on King Street in Boston on March 5, 1770.
Five persons were killed and six others were injured. The event was dubbed "An Unhappy Disturbance" by the colonists and "Bloody Massacre" by the British.
Famous patriot and engraver Paul Revere portrays a violent conflict between colonists and British soldiers in Boston in 1770 in this rare surviving print.