Among the thirteen English colonies, the State of Massachusetts was very
important as the starting point of the American Revolution. In particular, the
town of Boston was the center of opposition between the colonists and the
20 British government. In the beginning of 1770, there were 4,000 British soldiers
living there with 15,000 inhabitants and tensions between them were running
high. Specifically, the presence of British troops in Boston was increasingly
(1) because of high taxes imposed by the British government.
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As a result of this high tension, a riot occurred on King Street between
25 citizens and a troop of British soldiers. The riot was caused when British
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