Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ political protest ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Boston Massacre
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surface form:
Incident on King Street
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| hasBelligerent |
American colonists
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British soldiers ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
5 fatalities
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6 wounded ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Conflicts in 1770
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History of Boston ⓘ Massacres in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Townshend Acts (tea tax component)
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surface form:
enforcement of Townshend Acts
resentment of British military presence in Boston ⓘ tensions between colonists and British troops ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration |
Boston Massacre site marker on the Freedom Trail
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annual commemorations in Boston ⓘ |
| hasCountry | British Empire ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1770-03-05 ⓘ |
| hasDefenseCounsel |
John Adams
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Josiah Quincy Jr. ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Captain Thomas Preston
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Crispus Attucks ⓘ John Adams ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| hasLegalProceeding |
trial of British soldiers involved
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trial of Captain Thomas Preston ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Colonial America ⓘ
surface form:
British America
King Street, Boston ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| hasMediaRepresentation | engraving by Paul Revere ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
most soldiers acquitted
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two soldiers convicted of manslaughter ⓘ |
| hasPunishment | branding on the thumb for convicted soldiers ⓘ |
| hasResult |
5 colonists killed
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several colonists wounded ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
helped spark the American Revolution
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intensified anti-British sentiment in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ used as propaganda by colonial leaders ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
Crispus Attucks
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James Caldwell ⓘ Patrick Carr ⓘ Samuel Gray ⓘ Samuel Maverick ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1770 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolutionary period
|
| precedes |
American Revolutionary War
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Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Boston Massacre protests
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Incident on King Street
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Boston Massacre of 1770
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Boston Massacre site
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State Street (Boston)
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Boston
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accounts of the Boston Massacre
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casualties of the Boston Massacre
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Boston Massacre trials
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Old State House (Boston)
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Boston Massacre (1770)