On March 5, 1770, nervous British soldiers opened fire on the mob surrounding them, killing five colonists and wounding eight others. News of this event spread quickly throughout the colonies and was used to fan anti-British sentiment by radicals who called the incident the

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The incident described is commonly known as the Boston Massacre.

On March 5, 1770, Nervous British Soldiers Opened Fire on the Mob