The Boston Massacre

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_Historical_Society
gptkb:Boston_Red_Sox
gptkbp:aftermath increased anti-British sentiment
gptkbp:caused_by tensions between British soldiers and American colonists
gptkbp:clinical_trial British soldiers were tried for murder
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired songs and poems
inspired literature and art
depicted in films
subject of historical studies
influenced revolutionary rhetoric
gptkbp:date March 5, 1770
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Paul_Revere's_engraving
gptkbp:exhibited_at large crowd of colonists
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkb:Quartering_Act
martyrdom of victims
varied perspectives on culpability
symbol of British oppression
gptkbp:historical_significance sparked the American Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Boston Massacre
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Boston_Massacre_Memorial
annual remembrance
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:military_unit
American colonists
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:legacy symbol of colonial resistance
influenced future protests
influenced the Declaration of Independence
remains a pivotal event in American history
led to the formation of Committees of Correspondence
remains a topic of debate
contributed to the rise of revolutionary leaders
influenced the concept of self-defense in law
inspired calls for justice and accountability
remains a subject of public interest and education
remains a symbol of civil rights struggles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Crispus_Attucks
gptkbp:outcome two soldiers found guilty of manslaughter
soldiers acquitted of murder
gptkbp:part_of American colonial resistance
gptkbp:public_perception outrage among colonists
propaganda by patriots
gptkbp:resulted_in death of five colonists
gptkbp:vision Crispus Attucks' role
John Adams' defense of soldiers