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Explain how the events of the boston massacre led to the american revolution.

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The Boston Massacre was an incident between the British soldiers and a crowd of colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. It took place on March 5, 1770, when a group of nine British soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing five and wounding six men.
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The colonists became upset with the British and their harsh treatment of them and when the Boston massacre occurred the colonists anger boiled which led to the revolution
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