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1770
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If the relationship between the British soldiers and the colonists wasn’t great before March 5, 1770, it became worse after the Boston Massacre. It all started when a group of colonists in Boston began making fun of a group of British guards. The colonists were teasing the British guards at first, but when the colonists started throwing small objects like ice at them, the British soldiers got very mad. They started to fire their guns, against their commander's orders. A total of 5 colonists died that day. Four colonists died instantly, and one died four days later. The colonists were furious when they found out that the only punishment the two British soldiers received was to be brandished (or burnt), on the thumb. This event united the colonists against the British.
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