In 1770, the confrontation between a mob of Bostonians and a small group of British soldiers beginning with taunts and snowballs and ending in the deaths of fie American colonials was referred to as the ______.

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This event is commonly known as the Boston Massacre. The incident was turned into propaganda by American colonists to stir up anti-British sentiment and was a contributing factor to the American Revolution. The other options are incorrect: the Boston Tea Party was a different event in which colonists dumped British tea into the harbor, the Boston Rampage and the Boston Uprising are not commonly used terms to describe this event.

In 1770, the Confrontation Between a Mob of Bostonians and a Small