The Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a colonist who was  throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, to British soldiers who defended themselves with their guns. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.
The Colonists didnt want the British troops to spend so much time in the colonies. The problem began when about 50 citizens attaked a British soldier. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, who were also attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 colonists. A black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell, and 8 others.
The colonists made a meeting was called demanding the removal of the British and the trial of Captain Preston and his men for murder. At the trial, John Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British, leading to their  release.
The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.