Boston Massacre

American  

noun

American History.

1. a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.

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Boston Massacre Cultural  

1. A clash between British troops and townspeople in Boston in 1770, before the Revolutionary War. The British fired into a crowd that was threatening them, killing five, including Crispus Attucks. The soldiers had been sent to help the government maintain order and were resented even before this incident. The killings increased the colonists' inclination toward revolution.

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Example Sentences

Wall panels remind us of the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Boston Massacre, all seminal events that led the Colonies to eventually break away from Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the founding generation, their defining experience of the dangers of domestic deployment of the military was the Boston Massacre and the quartering of British troops in private homes.

From Salon

That event was later dubbed the Boston Massacre.

From Salon

Given the silly shtick’s warm reception, Dunkin’ felt obliged to release Affleck’s two-part ad as a cinematic film days after BLo showed up in Lopez’s studio as “the Boston Massacre” on Super Bowl Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Asked why he is now defending the ex-president, Mr Findling likened his decision to John Adams - the second US president who, in his earlier career as a lawyer, had defied anti-British sentiments and defended British soldiers against murder charges arising from the Boston Massacre of 1770.

From BBC