The Boston Massacre was a deadly _______ that occurred on March 5, 1770, and resulted in the death of _______ colonists who were shot by nine British soldiers or "Red Coats." It began as a street brawl, but quickly escalated to a chaotic _______ .
The Cause: Tensions ran high in Boston as _______ between _______ and British soldiers were increasingly common. More than 2,000 British soldiers occupied Boston and tried to enforce Britain’s _______ . American colonists rebelled against the taxes they found _______, rallying around the cry "No taxation without representation!"
The Effect: The Boston Massacre _______ anti-British _______ and paved the way for the American Revolution.
