The Boston Massacre was an important event in the history of the United States, which led to the American Revolution. This event brought attention to the unfair way in which British soldiers treated the colonists. The British treated the colonists unfairly by taxing them and using their homes for shelter and food. They used them for food by having meals prepared for them and if the settler was a farmer with horses, he took the horses as well. I will talk about the famous lawyer John Adams and other events that occurred during the Boston Massacre. On the evening of March 5, 1770, a group of children approached a British soldier. The soldier was alone, so the children thought he would be an easy target to target. The children approached the soldier and started insulting him and throwing objects at him. The soldier became angry and started shouting at the children, asking them to stop. A group of settlers saw the soldier shouting at the children and began to rush him. The soldier called for backup, when they arrived, they tried to calm the crowd. The crowd kept getting closer to the s...