Explore why John Adams defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trials, set on Indigenous Massachusett homelands, and the paradox of colonial justice.
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Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre (1770): causes, the five colonists killed, Crispus Attucks’s Native heritage, the trials, and Paul Revere’s engraving that fueled the Revolution.
Remembering the Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, from the King Street killings to the John Adams trial and the legacy of Crispus Attucks in the American Revolution.
Boston Massacre: Causes, Deaths, Date & Facts
Explore the Boston Massacre’s causes, deaths, and date, and discover its often-overlooked connections to Native American history and colonial-Indigenous relations.