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American History Lecture Two (view source)
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'''Debate: should England have been able to impose direct taxes on the colonies?'''
'''Debate: should England have been able to impose direct taxes on the colonies?'''
== Violence Begins ==
In 1770, in what became known as the "Boston Massacre," British troops shot and killed a colonial mob for throwing snowballs (with rocks in them) at them. (The future President John Adams then served as the defense attorney for the British soldiers, and obtained "not guilty" (acquittal) verdicts for them because they were provoked into shooting.)
In 1770, in what became known as the "Boston Massacre," British troops shot and killed a colonial mob for throwing snowballs (with rocks in them) at them. (The future President John Adams then served as the defense attorney for the British soldiers, and obtained "not guilty" (acquittal) verdicts for them because they were provoked into shooting.)