Explores the mythology of the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's engraving of the event, and the rise of lawyer, and future-President, John Adams.

Interview with author and professor of history Eric Hinderacker about the differing published accounts of the Boston Massacre.

Links to court proceedings (primary sources) from the Boston Massacre Trial.

Brief overview of the Boston Massacre Trial.

History of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. Consisting of the narrative of the town, the trial of the soldiers: and a historical introduction, containing unpublished documents of John Adams, and explanatory notes.

Fantastic resource from the Massachusetts Historical Society. Provides history of the Boston Massacre, primary documents, reactions at the time, information on the trial, and much more.

Pamphlet published recounting the British side of the Boston Massacre.

Pamphlet published recounting the Bostonian's side of the Boston Massacre.

There are certain moments in history that almost read like a volcano. You can see the pressure building and if there isn’t some valve to relieve it, there’s an eruption. In a letter to a friend, John Adams warned of just that kind of eruption. “The 5th of March, 1770, ought to be an eternal warning to this nation. On that night the foundation of the American Independence was laid.”

n the year 1768 the British Empire believed that they had honed in on the source of the troublesome sedition in the American Colonies and singled out Massachusetts as the primary culprit. In a stunning move the empire ordered General Thomas Gage to occupy the city and set in motion a path of bloodshed and chaos.