Boston Massacre

"This crowd is a powder keg - we can't allow him to light the fuse."

- Achilles Davenport to Ratonhnhaké:ton during the gathering of the colonial protesters.

The Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street, was the culmination of several fights between British soldiers and the people of Boston that occurred on March 5, 1770 in front of the Old State House.

These fights eventually led to Templar involvement, where Charles Lee shot his pistol into the air to provoke the soldiers. The guards, feeling threatened, opened fire into the crowd against their orders. This event forced the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton to meet Samuel Adams, who assisted him in diminishing his notoriety, which had struck a high level as a result of the Templar Grand Master, Haytham Kenway, convincing the guards of his involvement.

Colonial protests
"That there will be no taxation without representation! Tell me-who represented us in Parliament? Spoke on our behalf? Signed in our stead? Give me a name! Only you can't! And do you know why? You can't tell me who represented us because nobody did!"

- A Bostonian to a crowd of other citizens before the incident.

Starting as a public argument over a wig-maker's bill, colonists gathered as a mob around King Street, where they surrounded 8 soldiers for hours at the steps of the Old State House. During this time, the colonists threw stones, taunted and insulted the men, and argued their lack of representation. Around the street, several of each party also wrestled against buildings that lined the area, pushing each other against the walls.

While the men argued, the leader of the soldiers,Captain Thomas Preston attempted to calm the uprising, as well as keep his surrounded soldiers from firing. At one point, Haytham, ordered one of his associates to provoke the soldiers. This man quickly made his way to a nearby rooftop, but was killed by Ratonhnhaké:ton before his mission could be completed.

Across the street, on a different rooftop, Charles Lee reinforced the initial provocation by shooting into the air with his pistol. Down below, the soldiers opened fire upon the crowd, killing 3 immediately, and wounding 8 more. At the same time, Haytham, who had spotted Ratonhnhaké:ton on the roof, pointed him out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a criminal to the guards.

Aftermath
Following the shooting, two more of the men died from their wounds, and a massive propaganda war began between the revolutionists and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by Paul Revere, as well as the commonly used name of the Boston Massacre that began in the Boston Gazette. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as the beginning of an uprising.

Each of the eight soldiers were arrested following the event - six of them being acquitted while the other two found guilty of manslaughter, The latter punished with the branding of their thumbs. The same wig-maker that started the initial conflict lowered his prices, but the calamity of the event still bore down on the revolutionists, who took the chance to gather more followers for their cause.

Trivia

 * Despite only 11 people being shot during the incident, the number of people found on the ground is completely random.
 * Before the incident occurs, several colonists are already gathered at the side of the store Ratonhnhaké:ton visits, with one speaker rallying their anger at lack of representation in the British Parliament.