Boston Massacre and Propaganda

The Boston Massacre and Propaganda Five years before the beginning of the American Revolution, five men were killed by British soldiers that had been stationed in Boston to discourage rebellion against the Townshed acts. The British and loyalists blamed the entire event on the people of Boston for harassing the soldiers. In their view, the soldiers had acted in self defense. American colonists, on the other hand, blamed the soldiers and used the event to …

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