In the mid-18th century, the contradictions between the North American colonies and the suzerain Britain became increasingly acute. In order to strengthen colonial rule, the British government not only promulgated a series of tax laws, but also promulgated the Garrison Ordinance in 1765, which stipulated that British troops stationed in the colony could occupy hotels, hotels, and restaurants as barracks; the colony must provide food for the British troops. And all means of transportation.
Later, the British army sent two regiments of soldiers to garrison Boston. These soldiers acted wildly, which made the colonial people intolerable. Since 1767, the British colonial rulers have promulgated the "Jensende Regulations" several times. One of the Townsend Regulations stipulates that the colonies must pay special taxes to cover the expenses of the British army. These regulations aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people in North America, and conflicts between the colonial people and the British garrison continued to occur.
In January 1770, the British garrison in New York clashed with the "Son of Freedom". One of the masses was killed and several others were injured. In February, a British tax collector shot and killed a child in Boston, causing a head-on conflict between Boston workers and the 20th Regiment of the British Garrison on March 2. On March 5, there was another incident of the British army insulting the apprentice. The people of the colonies angrily gathered on the street where the British army was stationed, and threw snowballs at the soldiers who insulted the apprentice to vent their hatred.
The British garrison lieutenant Princeton ordered to shoot at the masses, killing 5 people and wounding 6 others, creating the appalling "Boston Massacre." The Boston massacre aroused greater anger among the people of North America against colonial rule.