The Boston Massacre

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Many causes of the American revolution that led to independence were the Acts that king George had put for example stamp act and Townshend act. Events like the Boston massacre made colonist furious epically since the ones who committed the crime got away with it. Acts and events like this made colonist claim independence for the unfair treatment and the colonist did succeed but it took a lot of time.
The Boston Massacre was a big event in the Massachusetts colony. A man by the name of Paul revere used the Boston massacre as propaganda making it seem like the British soldier shot them because they were commanded and not provoked. It Not an accurate depiction of the actual event but it showed the British soldiers shooting into a crowd of the

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