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Boston massacre was a massacre or a riot?

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it was a massacre and a riot because the boys came and started to make fun of a British red coat and that is a British soldier. the

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I think it was more a massacre because there was fighting involved, and the British soldiers shooting the colonist.
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Was Boston massacre really a massacre?
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Why was the Boston Massacre a massacre?
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No!!! Only 5 people died. It was the American's fault. We were causing a fight and the British troops thought they heard fire and shot into the crowd. But, it was definitely NOT a massacre.