[DOC] [TLE] Boston Massacre - Wikipedia [PAR] Deaths, 5. Non-fatal injuries. 6. Perpetrators, British Army infantrymen. The 
Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an 
incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilians 
and injured six others. ... Defended by the lawyer and future American president, 
John Adams, six of... [DOC] [TLE] Boston Massacre facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Chief Defense Lawyers: Both trials: John Adams, Josiah Quincy, Jr.; First ... On 
the night of March 5, 1770, three men lay dead and two more were dying, ... 
When word of the sentry's predicament reached Captain Thomas Preston, ..... 
There was not enough evidence to prove which of the other soldiers had or had 
not fired. [DOC] [TLE] Time Line of Events Leading to the American Revolution [PAR] Apr 5, 1764 (London), Faced with the expenses of defending the American 
colonies ... Known in the colonies as the "Sugar Act", it doubles the cost for 
Colonists on ... revolutionary named Same Adams becomes a leader in the "Sons 
of Liberty" .... March 6, 1770 (Boston), Captain Thomas Preston, commander of 
the British... [DOC] [TLE] John Adams the Boston Massacre Trials - American Bar Association [PAR] discussion to the events of March 5, 1770, not to the trials ... Who would defend 
them? Captain. Preston asks John Adamsa prominent Boston lawyer. [DOC] [TLE] Editorial Note - MHS Digital Edition: Adams Papers [PAR] The riot of 5 March 1770, to which Samuel Adams and history have affixed the ... 
in response, six soldiers, a corporal, and Captain Thomas Preston marched 
down to the ... Any other facts emerge only from the documents, and are 
accordingly .... for those criminals who are charged with the murder of their fellow
-citizens. [DOC] [TLE] REX VS. CAPTAIN PRESTON, ET. AL.: THE BOSTON MASSACRE [PAR] This indictment was later changed to murder. ... death provided Samuel Adams 
and other Patriot leaders with a young martyr to ... By 1770 there were nearly 600 
redcoat soldiers of the British Army stationed ... MARCH 5, 1770 ON KING 
STREET ... Hearing what sounded like a riot, Captain Thomas Preston led a 
column of... [DOC] [TLE] Background Briefing  possible questions and activities [PAR] soldiers and Captain Preston were to be put on trial for murder; Colonists ... 
Drawings may very, but students titles should reflect their understanding of what 
... British Captain Thomas Preston  he was in charge of the soldiers involved in 
the incident ... According to each account what happened in Boston on March 5, 
1770? [DOC] [TLE] Verdicts Of History I: The Boston Massacre | American History Lives ... [PAR] At about eight o'clock on the moonlit night ol March 5, 1770, a sentry on duty ... 
Seven men led by a corporal responded, and were shortly joined by Captain 
Thomas Preston. ... Thomas Hutchinson, in which he promised to arrest the 
soldiers and charge ... The ninety-six witnesses were all but unanimous in their 
pro-Liberty... [DOC] [TLE] Editorial Note [PAR] The riot of 5 March 1770, to which Samuel Adams and history have affixed the ... 
in response, six soldiers, a corporal, and Captain Thomas Preston marched 
down to ... Sewall tells me he never will appear at any other court in that town, 
after the .... for those criminals who are charged with the murder of their fellow-
citizens. [DOC] [TLE] Background Briefing  possible questions and ... - Sitka School District [PAR] Were the British soldiers guilty of murder, ... On March 5, 1770 a crowd of about 
400 colonists (all men accept for one ... Their commander, Captain Thomas 
Preston, stood in front of his soldiers and asked the ... Six other Bostonians were 
injured. ... A Boston lawyer, John Adams, was asked to represent Captain 
Preston. [DOC] [TLE] The Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770 [PAR] On Monday, March 5, 1770, the conflicts between the colonists and the Boston

Question: In 1770 Adams defended Capt. Thomas Preston & 6 others against murder charges for their part in this March 5 "riot"
Answer: the Boston Massacre