The Boston Massacre occurred in March 5, 1770 in Boston Massachusetts. Many angry Patriots and British soldiers shouted and yelled. We threw sticks, snowballs, and more at the British soldiers. Shots were fired at the British. Only 5 people were killed and only 6 were wounded. The first person killed was fighting for American independence. He was an African American sailor named Crispus Attucks. This image called, “The Bloody Massacre”. by Paul Revere is a very important primary source of history. This implies that there was a lot of blood , deaths and shootings. The picture was such an exaggeration. A bunch of red coats are shooting a crowd of colonists and they were running in panic.. According to Paul Revere, the aggressors are the redcoats