The Boston Massacre

   In 1767 the Parliament passed another act, the Townshend act, colonists in response to that act, they started again their boycotts. The Massachusetts´ Legislator send a circular letter claiming the Townshend duties. Few payed attention to it, until the Governor dissolve the legislator. This was called "Massachusetts Governor Act". This meant that the colony was in complete control of the Governor, elected assemblies, nor town meetings were allow.
   In June 1768 the merchant ship liberty was seized for smuggling. John Hancock setup riots, and sent 4000 troops to Boston that only had 16000 people. This led to March 1770 that a patriot mob start a fight with snowballs, stones, and sticks to a group of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the colonists.
   The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British soldiers. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 5 colonists. A black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell, and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr.
   Later on, John Adams created the Committee of Correspondence, this provided leadership and cooperation.
   But still the parliament tax the tea colonists continue their boycotts from the tea imported from Britain, by smuggling the Dodge tea.
    The Boston Massacre was a sign of an event leading to the American Revolution. It led directly to the Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.