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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that happened between the British and the Patriots. The patriots were throwing snowballs, stones, sticks, and a squad of british soldiers. Several colonists were killed at the fight. It began when 50 citizens attacked a british sentinel. British soldiers killed 3 patriots and 8 was wounded. A town meeting was called demanding the removal of the british and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. The boston massacre was a single event leading to the revolutionary war.