They began to protest the injustices which led to the development of tension between both groups. Tensions reached a peak on March 5th, 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a group of colonists during a protest. Five men were killed and Captain Thomas Preston, who was in charge of the troops was charged for manslaughter along with eight of his men. This event awakened many citizens and led them to unite and revolt against the soldiers’ violent attempts to enforce the laws created by the Parliament. Colonists continued their protests against the government, such as the Boston Tea Party, in which a group of citizens dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests filled with tea into the Boston
They began to protest the injustices which led to the development of tension between both groups. Tensions reached a peak on March 5th, 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a group of colonists during a protest. Five men were killed and Captain Thomas Preston, who was in charge of the troops was charged for manslaughter along with eight of his men. This event awakened many citizens and led them to unite and revolt against the soldiers’ violent attempts to enforce the laws created by the Parliament. Colonists continued their protests against the government, such as the Boston Tea Party, in which a group of citizens dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests filled with tea into the Boston