Boston Massacre

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.

Boston Massacre

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.

Example Sentences

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

Then there’s Crispus Attucks, who is best known as a victim in the Boston Massacre of 1770 and is often portrayed as the first martyr of the American Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

One tweet shown in the documentary reads, "Boston Massacre is a BIG DEAL! Bombing of marathon by evil Muslim terrorist."

From Salon

Lacking new documents from Adams, Schiff settles for recounting the famous events of colonial resistance in Boston: the Stamp Act Riots of 1765, the seizure of John Hancock’s sloop by customs officers, the Boston Massacre of 1770, the Tea Party of 1773 and resistance to the redcoat occupation in 1774-1775.

From Washington Post