Colonists in Boston began pelting British soldiers with ice, taunting and insulting them. As the group of colonists grew larger, the soldiers felt threatened and fired in self defense, killing 5 colonists. Tensions between colonists and soldiers escalated into violence and death.

1. The Colonists Attack!
It was a cold day in defense and confusion,
Boston, a soldier shot a bullet
Massachusetts. at one of the colonists.
Brave British All of the soldiers
soldiers were minding began to fire. The
their own business smoke cleared and 5
when colonists started colonists lay dead at
to pelt the British with the soldier’s feet.
large, solid, blocks of - Elizabeth Connley
ice! The colonists
started to taunt them
and call them terrible
names! The group
started to grow larger
and larger. The
soldiers had finally
had enough. In self