What event led to the Boston massacre?

Answer 1

LONGTERM: The Townshend Acts, a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767 were the acts that eventually led to the Boston Massacre. Anger over the Townshend Acts led to the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770. SHORT-TERM: The event that led to the Boston Massacre was argument between one British solider and one colonist because the British soldiers knew that they where not welcomed then one British solider and one colonist started arguing and the solider hit the man. So the colonist dared them to shot and the soldiers opened fire in the cloud. that is not true because that is what happened that day and is not an event.
Widespread anger and sporadic rioting following Parliamentâ??s passage of the Stamp and Townshend Acts, resulted in Massachusetts Governor, Francis Bernard asking for military assistance from England. Troops arrived in 1768 with the sole purpose of restoring order and enforcing the collection of taxes. Residents were offended by both the local garrisoning of the British troops in Boston as well as them being allowed to take part time jobs in warehouses, taking jobs away from local unskilled labor. Meanwhile, a boycott of products affected by the Townshend Acts by the Sons of Liberty resulted in a protest outside a merchant they believed was violating the boycott. The situation quickly escalated when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in more soldiers, they were attacked too, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot.

Answer 2

LONGTERM: The Townshend Acts, a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767 were the acts that eventually led to the Boston Massacre. Anger over the Townshend Acts led to the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770. SHORT-TERM: The event that led to the Boston Massacre was argument between one British solider and one colonist because the British soldiers knew that they where not welcomed then one British solider and one colonist started arguing and the solider hit the man. So the colonist dared them to shot and the soldiers opened fire in the cloud. that is not true because that is what happened that day and is not an event.
Widespread anger and sporadic rioting following Parliamentâ??s passage of the Stamp and Townshend Acts, resulted in Massachusetts Governor, Francis Bernard asking for military assistance from England. Troops arrived in 1768 with the sole purpose of restoring order and enforcing the collection of taxes. Residents were offended by both the local garrisoning of the British troops in Boston as well as them being allowed to take part time jobs in warehouses, taking jobs away from local unskilled labor. Meanwhile, a boycott of products affected by the Townshend Acts by the Sons of Liberty resulted in a protest outside a merchant they believed was violating the boycott. The situation quickly escalated when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in more soldiers, they were attacked too, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot.