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On the cold, snowy night of March 5, when the smoke cleared, five colonists were 1770,amobofAmericancolonistsgathersat dead or dying—Crispus Attucks, Patrick the Customs House in Boston and begins Carr, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick and taunting the British soldiers guarding the James Caldwell—and three more were building The protesters, who called injured. themselves Patriots, were protesting the

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British Captain Thomas Preston, the TheBritishsoldierswereputontrial,and commanding officer at the Customs House, patriots John Adams and Josiah Quincy orderedhismentofixtheirbayonetsandjoin agreed to defend the soldiers in a show of the guard outside the building.The colonists support of the colonial justice system.When responded by throwing snowballs and other the trial ended in December 1770, two objects at the British regulars, and Private British soldiers were found guilty of Hugh Montgomery was hit, leading him to manslaughter and had their thumbs branded discharge his rifle at the crowd. The other withan“M”formurderaspunishment.