The massacre resulted in the deaths of five civilians. The first person killed that evening was Crispus Attucks. The Boston Massacre was one of the important events that “turned colonial sentiment against King George III and British laws and taxes” Santoro, Anthony. “Boston Massacre.” The American Mosaic: The African American Experience. ABC-CLIO, 2016. Web. April 2, 2016, from http://0-africanamerican2.abc clio.com.library.dcccd.edu In 1963 the French and Indian War ended and the British Parliament tried to repay the debts. suffered during the war. British parliaments also imposed a number of taxes including the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765, and the Townshend Act of 1767. Protestors raged throughout the colonies, and Boston was the center of the protest. Citizens viewed the troops as a threat to their homes and families as citizens and off-duty troops worked. On March 5, 1770, five civilians were killed by