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First Blank - The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. ... The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel
Second Blank - The Liberty Tree in colonial-era Boston (Public domain) ... In 1770, a funeral procession for Boston Massacre victims included a turn past the tree ...