1) In March 1770, citizens of Boston were angry about the Townshend Acts passed by the British that taxed goods like paper, paint, glass and tea imported to the colonies. 2) The King and British soldiers were dissatisfied with the colonies because the colonists refused to buy British goods in protest of the Townshend Acts, causing financial issues. In 1768, Britain sent two regiments of troops to Boston to act as peacekeepers but this further upset colonists. 3) Three witnesses - Daniel Calef, Robert Goddard, and William Wyat - gave conflicting testimonies about whether Captain Preston ordered his soldiers to fire into the crowd, with two saying he did but describing