It was early 1770, over 2000 British soldiers roamed the streets of Boston to enforce the Stamp and Townshend Acts in a city of over 16,000 colonists. Tensions ran high among the Colonies and the British. "No Taxation without representation!" The colonist would yell.

NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!

The hate and anger was so strong scuffles between the colonist and British were common. They'd fight and those called the "Patriots" would vandalize stores in a form of protest. These stores would often belong to "loyalist" those who supported the British, and all their decisions.

TRAITOR!

SQUARE UP BRITISH BOY

On Febuary 22nd 1770 a mob of angry patriots attacked a loyalist store. Ebeneazer Richardson a custom officer lived near the store and attempted to separate the mob who were throwing rocks and snow at the store. He thought it would be a good idea to fire his gun through his window to strike fear in the mob, but inadvertently shot and killed an 11 year old boy named Christopher Seider. Which ultimately just made the mob even angrier.

HE'S JUST A BOOOYY!!!

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Days later a fight between British soldiers, and local workers broke out. The fight ended with a lot of bloodshed. Incidents like these are what helped incite the incident that was yet to come. At this point the anger and resentment the colonist felt towards the British was so high anything the soldiers did could infuriate them.

IF I SO MUCH AS TO HERE A REDCOAT BREATH...I DON'T KNOW WHAT IM GONNA DO!

It was a very chilly evening in Boston, on March 5th 1770. Hugh White a British soldier stood alone on Kings street guarding the Kings money in the Custom House.

It didn't take long for colonist to approach Hugh White. They began to harass the soldier insulting him, and threatening him.

WANT SOME TEA OL CHAP?

Eventually White got angry and struck a colonist with his Bayonet, which resulted in the other colonist throwing snowballs, and ice at him.