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	Tensions had been boiling over the past years due to several tax acts that the colonists found intolerable. Several fights around the city culminated in a spontaneous mob that gathered in front of the [[Old State House]] on King Street, heckling its guards. The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], seeking to escalate the situation for their own interests, had one of their members, [[Charles Lee]], fire his [[pistol]] into the air to provoke the soldiers. Amid the confusion, the guards panicked, opening firing into the crowd against their orders, wounding several people and killing five.		Tensions had been boiling over the past years due to several tax acts that the colonists found intolerable. Several fights around the city culminated in a spontaneous mob that gathered in front of the [[Old State House]] on King Street, heckling its guards. The [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], seeking to escalate the situation for their own interests, had one of their members, [[Charles Lee]], fire his [[pistol]] into the air to provoke the soldiers. Amid the confusion, the guards panicked, opening firing into the crowd against their orders, wounding several people and killing five.

	The incident was quickly seized upon by the [[Patriots]]' propaganda which characterized it as a deliberate massacre, and it became one of the seminal events of the [[American Revolution]]. For the young [[Assassins\|Assassin]] trainee [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]—better known as Connor—this incident became his first lesson on [[social stealth]] as he was immediately targeted as a culprit by the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|~~Templar~~ Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] and was forced to hide in the city and escape.		The incident was quickly seized upon by the [[Patriots]]' propaganda which characterized it as a deliberate massacre, and it became one of the seminal events of the [[American Revolution]]. For the young [[Assassins\|Assassin]] trainee [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]—better known as Connor—this incident became his first lesson on [[social stealth]] as he was immediately targeted as a culprit by the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] and was forced to hide in the city and escape.

	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Quote\|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 just before the incident\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Colonists protesting in front of British soldiers]]		{{Quote\|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 just before the incident.\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}
	Since the end of the [[French and Indian War]] in 1763, British colonists across continental [[North America]] had been seething over the passing of several acts on taxation by the [[Palace of Westminster\|British ~~parliament~~]]. While these acts were designed to raise desperately needed revenue for United Kingdom, the colonists found them repressive and ~~also~~ took issue with their lack of representation in Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Stamp Act">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Stamp Act]]</ref><ref name="Patriots">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Patriots]]</ref> Previously, the much hated Stamp Act had been repealed after furious opposition by the colonists, and this success inspired the Bostonians to continue resisting further legislation of Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Colonists protesting in front of British soldiers]]
			Since the end of the [[French and Indian War]] in 1763, British colonists across continental [[North America]] had been seething over the passing of several acts on taxation by the [[Palace of Westminster\|British Parliament]]. While these acts were designed to raise desperately needed revenue for the United Kingdom, the colonists found them to be repressive and took further issue with their lack of representation in Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Stamp Act">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Stamp Act]]</ref><ref name="Patriots">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Patriots]]</ref> Previously, the much hated Stamp Act had been repealed after furious opposition by the colonists, and this success inspired the Bostonians to continue resisting further legislation of Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	==Incident==		==Incident==
	{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>		{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd.\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}
			Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>

	The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd, to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded, to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]], which had been nearly [[Great Purge (1757-1763)\|destroyed]] during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	This, the teenage [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] did without issue, stalking the man to the roof of a building on the south side of the square. Before he could fire his musket, Connor killed him, only for the dying man to direct his attention to another Templar on a roof directly opposite theirs. There, Haytham's protégé, Charles Lee, casually fired his pistol into the air. Down below, the soldiers heard the shot, and thinking that they were about to be slaughtered, they panicked.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> One among them, Private Hugh Montgomery,<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B"> Zobel, Hiller B. ''The Boston Massacre''. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. p. 197.</ref> shouted "Damn you, fire!", and the soldiers opened fire, killing three immediately and wounding eight more.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre" /><ref name="Boston Gazette" /> Haytham, who had spotted Connor on the roof, pointed the Assassin out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a suspect who had instigated the slaughter with the first shot.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		This, the teenage [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] did without issue, stalking the man to the roof of a building on the south side of the square. Before he could fire his musket, Connor killed him, only for the dying man to direct his attention to another Templar on a roof directly opposite theirs. There, Haytham's protégé, Charles Lee, casually fired his pistol into the air. Down below, the soldiers heard the shot, and thinking that they were about to be slaughtered, they panicked.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> One among them, Private Hugh Montgomery,<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B"> Zobel, Hiller B. ''The Boston Massacre''. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. p. 197.</ref> shouted "Damn you, fire!", and the soldiers opened fire, killing three immediately and wounding eight more.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre" /><ref name="Boston Gazette" /> Haytham, who had spotted Connor on the roof, pointed the Assassin out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a suspect who had instigated the slaughter with the first shot.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	{{Quote\|One of the interesting things about the massacre is what happened afterward - that is, how both sides tried to spin it to their advantage.\|Shaun Hastings' observations on the event, 2012\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Boston Massacre}}[[File:ACIII-MostWanted 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Samuel Adams in front of a wanted poster of Connor]]		{{Quote\|One of the interesting things about the massacre is what happened afterward - that is, how both sides tried to spin it to their advantage.\|Shaun Hastings' observations on the event, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Boston Massacre}}
			[[File:ACIII-MostWanted 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Samuel Adams in front of a wanted poster of Connor]]
	Following the shooting, two more of the victims died from their wounds, and the incident became the subject of a propaganda war began between the Patriots and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by [[Paul Revere]], which depicted an orderly line of British soldiers firing in unison on the unarmed civilians. To the British, the event was the "Incident on King Street", but the popular name of "Boston Massacre" signified that the Americans' characterization largely won out. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as a seminal event for the emerging American Revolution in the British colonies.<ref name="Boston Massacre" />		Following the shooting, two more of the victims died from their wounds, and the incident became the subject of a propaganda war began between the Patriots and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by [[Paul Revere]], which depicted an orderly line of British soldiers firing in unison on the unarmed civilians. To the British, the event was the "Incident on King Street", but the popular name of "Boston Massacre" signified that the Americans' characterization largely won out. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as a seminal event for the emerging American Revolution in the British colonies.<ref name="Boston Massacre" />

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	===Assassins with the Patriots===		===Assassins with the Patriots===
	Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>		Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>

	Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref> [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like the ones at [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref> [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of Monmouth (memory)\|Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The Boston Massacre features in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', comprising the entirety of the ~~[[genetic memory\|~~memory]] "[[A Trip to Boston]]", where the main protagonist Connor visits Boston for the first time and is caught up in the incident. Unlike in history, the shooting is instigated by eventual general of the [[Continental Army]] Charles Lee, who serves as a primary antagonist in the game. In ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]'', the game's scriptwriter [[Corey May]] stated that due to the ambiguity surrounding the catalyst for the massacre, the Templars were written into the story as manipulating the historical events for their own agenda.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>		The Boston Massacre features in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', comprising the entirety of the memory "[[A Trip to Boston]]", where the main protagonist Connor visits Boston for the first time and is caught up in the incident. Unlike in history, the shooting is instigated by eventual general of the [[Continental Army]], Charles Lee, who serves as a primary antagonist in the game. In ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]'', the game's scriptwriter [[Corey May]] stated that due to the ambiguity surrounding the catalyst for the massacre, the Templars were written into the story as manipulating the historical events for their own agenda.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Quote\|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 just before the incident\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Colonists protesting in front of British soldiers]]		{{Quote\|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 just before the incident\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Colonists protesting in front of British soldiers]]
	Since the end of the [[French and Indian War]] in 1763, British colonists across continental [[North America]] had been seething over the passing of several acts on taxation by the [[Palace of Westminster\|British parliament]]. While these acts were designed to raise desperately needed revenue for United Kingdom, the colonists found them repressive and also took issue with their lack of representation in Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Stamp Act">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Stamp Act]]</ref><ref name="Patriots">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Patriots]]</ref> Previously, the much hated Stamp Act had been repealed after furious opposition by the colonists, and this success inspired the Bostonians to continue resisting further legislation of Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		Since the end of the [[French and Indian War]] in 1763, British colonists across continental [[North America]] had been seething over the passing of several acts on taxation by the [[Palace of Westminster\|British parliament]]. While these acts were designed to raise desperately needed revenue for United Kingdom, the colonists found them repressive and also took issue with their lack of representation in Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Stamp Act">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Stamp Act]]</ref><ref name="Patriots">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Patriots]]</ref> Previously, the much hated Stamp Act had been repealed after furious opposition by the colonists, and this success inspired the Bostonians to continue resisting further legislation of Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	==Incident==		==Incident==
	{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>		{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>

	The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	This, the teenage [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] did without issue, stalking the man to the roof of a building on the south side of the square. Before he could fire his musket, Connor killed him, only for the dying man to direct his attention to another Templar on a roof directly opposite theirs. There, Haytham's protégé, Charles Lee, casually fired his pistol into the air. Down below, the soldiers heard the shot, and thinking that they were about to be slaughtered, they panicked.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> One among them, Private Hugh Montgomery,<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B"> Zobel, Hiller B. ''The Boston Massacre''. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. p. 197.</ref> shouted "Damn you, fire!", and the soldiers opened fire, killing three immediately and wounding eight more.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre" /><ref name="Boston Gazette" /> Haytham, who had spotted Connor on the roof, pointed the Assassin out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a suspect who had instigated the slaughter with the first shot.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		This, the teenage [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] did without issue, stalking the man to the roof of a building on the south side of the square. Before he could fire his musket, Connor killed him, only for the dying man to direct his attention to another Templar on a roof directly opposite theirs. There, Haytham's protégé, Charles Lee, casually fired his pistol into the air. Down below, the soldiers heard the shot, and thinking that they were about to be slaughtered, they panicked.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> One among them, Private Hugh Montgomery,<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B"> Zobel, Hiller B. ''The Boston Massacre''. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. p. 197.</ref> shouted "Damn you, fire!", and the soldiers opened fire, killing three immediately and wounding eight more.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre" /><ref name="Boston Gazette" /> Haytham, who had spotted Connor on the roof, pointed the Assassin out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a suspect who had instigated the slaughter with the first shot.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />
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	===Assassins with the Patriots===		===Assassins with the Patriots===
	Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>		Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>

	Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref> [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref> [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*{{Wiki\|Hugh Montgomery}}		*{{Wiki\|Hugh Montgomery (British Army soldier)\|Hugh Montgomery}}
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	The '''Boston Massacre''', also known as the '''Incident on King Street''' to the [[United Kingdom\|British]], was the shooting of a crowd of [[civilian]] protesters in [[Boston]] by British [[soldier]]s on 5 March 1770.		The '''Boston Massacre''', also known as the '''Incident on King Street''' to the [[United Kingdom\|British]], was the shooting of a crowd of [[civilian]] protesters in [[Boston]] by British [[soldier]]s on 5 March 1770.
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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	{{Quote\|One of the ~~most~~ interesting things about the massacre is what happened ~~afterward—that~~ is, how both sides tried to spin it to their advantage.\|Shaun Hastings' observations on the event, 2012\|Assassin's Creed III\|~~_Boston~~ Massacre}}[[File:ACIII-MostWanted 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Samuel Adams in front of a wanted poster of Connor]]		{{Quote\|One of the interesting things about the massacre is what happened afterward - that is, how both sides tried to spin it to their advantage.\|Shaun Hastings' observations on the event, 2012\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Boston Massacre}}[[File:ACIII-MostWanted 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Samuel Adams in front of a wanted poster of Connor]]
	Following the shooting, two more of the victims died from their wounds, and the incident became the subject of a propaganda war began between the Patriots and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by [[Paul Revere]], which depicted an orderly line of British soldiers firing in unison on the unarmed civilians. To the British, the event was the "Incident on King Street", but the popular name of "Boston Massacre" signified that the Americans' characterization largely won out. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as a seminal event for the emerging American Revolution in the British colonies.<ref name="Boston Massacre" />		Following the shooting, two more of the victims died from their wounds, and the incident became the subject of a propaganda war began between the Patriots and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by [[Paul Revere]], which depicted an orderly line of British soldiers firing in unison on the unarmed civilians. To the British, the event was the "Incident on King Street", but the popular name of "Boston Massacre" signified that the Americans' characterization largely won out. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as a seminal event for the emerging American Revolution in the British colonies.<ref name="Boston Massacre" />

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	{{Quote\|This crowd is a powder keg—we can't allow him to light the fuse.\|[[Achilles Davenport]] to [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]\|Assassin's Creed III}}		{{Quote\|This crowd is a powder keg—we can't allow him to light the fuse.\|Achilles Davenport to Ratonhnhaké:ton, 1770\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}
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	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Quote\|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 just before the incident\|Assassin's Creed III}}[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Colonists protesting in front of British soldiers]]		{{Quote\|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 just before the incident\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Colonists protesting in front of British soldiers]]
	Since the end of the [[French and Indian War]] in 1763, British colonists across continental [[North America]] had been seething over the passing of several acts on taxation by the [[~~Parliament~~ of ~~the United Kingdom~~\|British parliament]]. While these acts were designed to raise desperately needed revenue for United Kingdom, the colonists found them repressive and also took issue with their lack of representation in Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Stamp Act">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Stamp Act]]</ref><ref name="Patriots">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Patriots]]</ref> Previously, the much hated Stamp Act had been repealed after furious opposition by the colonists, and this success inspired the Bostonians to continue resisting further legislation of Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		Since the end of the [[French and Indian War]] in 1763, British colonists across continental [[North America]] had been seething over the passing of several acts on taxation by the [[Palace of Westminster\|British parliament]]. While these acts were designed to raise desperately needed revenue for United Kingdom, the colonists found them repressive and also took issue with their lack of representation in Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref><ref name="Stamp Act">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Stamp Act]]</ref><ref name="Patriots">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Patriots]]</ref> Previously, the much hated Stamp Act had been repealed after furious opposition by the colonists, and this success inspired the Bostonians to continue resisting further legislation of Parliament.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	==Incident==		==Incident==
	{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>		{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Trip to Boston}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>

	The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />
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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	{{Quote\|One of the most interesting things about the massacre is what happened afterward—that is, how both sides tried to spin it to their advantage.\|[[Shaun Hastings~~]] in his [[Database: Boston Massacre\|"Boston Massacre" database entry]].~~\|Assassin's Creed III}}[[File:ACIII-MostWanted 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Samuel Adams in front of a wanted poster of Connor]]		{{Quote\|One of the most interesting things about the massacre is what happened afterward—that is, how both sides tried to spin it to their advantage.\|Shaun Hastings' observations on the event, 2012\|Assassin's Creed III\|_Boston Massacre}}[[File:ACIII-MostWanted 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Samuel Adams in front of a wanted poster of Connor]]
	Following the shooting, two more of the victims died from their wounds, and the incident became the subject of a propaganda war began between the Patriots and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by [[Paul Revere]], which depicted an orderly line of British soldiers firing in unison on the unarmed civilians. To the British, the event was the "Incident on King Street", but the popular name of "Boston Massacre" signified that the Americans' characterization largely won out. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as a seminal event for the emerging American Revolution in the British colonies.<ref name="Boston Massacre" />		Following the shooting, two more of the victims died from their wounds, and the incident became the subject of a propaganda war began between the Patriots and the British. One result was the famous engraving of the event by [[Paul Revere]], which depicted an orderly line of British soldiers firing in unison on the unarmed civilians. To the British, the event was the "Incident on King Street", but the popular name of "Boston Massacre" signified that the Americans' characterization largely won out. Because of these major pieces, the event became a symbol of British oppression, as well as a seminal event for the emerging American Revolution in the British colonies.<ref name="Boston Massacre" />

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	Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>		Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>

	Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref>, [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref> [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The Boston Massacre features in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', comprising the entirety of the [[genetic memory\|memory]] "[[A Trip to Boston]]" where the main protagonist, Connor, visits Boston for the first time and is caught up in the incident. Unlike in history, the shooting is instigated by eventual general of the [[Continental Army]] Charles Lee, who serves as a primary antagonist in the game.		The Boston Massacre features in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', comprising the entirety of the [[genetic memory\|memory]] "[[A Trip to Boston]]", where the main protagonist Connor visits Boston for the first time and is caught up in the incident. Unlike in history, the shooting is instigated by eventual general of the [[Continental Army]] Charles Lee, who serves as a primary antagonist in the game. In ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]'', the game's scriptwriter [[Corey May]] stated that due to the ambiguity surrounding the catalyst for the massacre, the Templars were written into the story as manipulating the historical events for their own agenda.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	''Assassin's Creed III'' scriptwriter [[Corey May]] ~~states~~ that due to the ambiguity surrounding the catalyst for the massacre, the Templars were written into the story as manipulating the historical events for their own agenda.<ref>''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

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	Despite this, certain details of the game's depiction do not align with the facts presented by Shaun. His account explains it was a soldier being struck by a stone and dropping his musket that set off the shooting.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> This soldier was, in reality, {{wiki\|Hugh Montgomery (British Army soldier)\|Hugh Montgomery}}, the same soldier who shouted the order to fire.<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B" /> In the memory, Montgomery shouts those words immediately upon hearing Charles Lee's [[firearm\|gun]] from a distance, without having been struck by a stone and dropping his musket first. That these two individuals are one and the same are not made clear in the game, but given that they should be, this is a minor detail that conflicts with both the historical account and Shaun's in-universe research.		Despite this, certain details of the game's depiction do not align with the facts presented by Shaun. His account explains it was a soldier being struck by a stone and dropping his musket that set off the shooting.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> This soldier was, in reality, {{wiki\|Hugh Montgomery (British Army soldier)\|Hugh Montgomery}}, the same soldier who shouted the order to fire.<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B" /> In the memory, Montgomery shouts those words immediately upon hearing Charles Lee's [[firearm\|gun]] from a distance, without having been struck by a stone and dropping his musket first. That these two individuals are one and the same are not made clear in the game, but given that they should be, this is a minor detail that conflicts with both the historical account and Shaun's in-universe research.

	Since Shaun's database entry is based off of his own research not the memory as witnessed by [[Desmond Miles]], a few explanations exists. First is the possibility that the in-universe historical accounts are identical to ~~ours~~ in the real-world but that the detail of Montgomery being struck by a stone was falsified as part of Templar white-washing of their role in the incident. Another is that while the details of Templar involvement were obviously covered-up within the universe, Montgomery was also canonically struck by a stone around the same instant, only that it was omitted as an out-of-universe compression of the events in the game's depiction.		Since Shaun's database entry is based off of his own research not the memory as witnessed by [[Desmond Miles]], a few explanations exists. First is the possibility that the in-universe historical accounts are identical to those in the real-world but that the detail of Montgomery being struck by a stone was falsified as part of Templar white-washing of their role in the incident. Another is that while the details of Templar involvement were obviously covered-up within the universe, Montgomery was also canonically struck by a stone around the same instant, only that it was omitted as an out-of-universe compression of the events in the game's depiction.

	Despite only eleven people being shot during the incident, the number of people found on the ground is completely random, and they move as if they were still alive even though historically three were killed instantly. In some cases, many of the victims on the ground are also women, but only men were shot in the actual event. Notwithstanding this, one of the men killed in the incident was supposed to have been a sailor ~~of mixed [[Africa]]n and {{wiki\|Nipmuc}} heritage,~~ [[Crispus Attucks]],<ref name="Boston Gazette"/><ref name="A People and a Nation">Kamensky, Jane, et al. "The Ends of Empire, 1754–1774". ''Western Civilization''. 11th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2017. p. 136.</ref> but a civilian of his complexion is not shown in the game with the others on the ground.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		Despite only eleven people being shot during the incident, the number of people found on the ground is completely random, and they move as if they were still alive even though historically three were killed instantly. In some cases, many of the victims on the ground are also women, but only men were shot in the actual event. Notwithstanding this, one of the men killed in the incident was supposed to have been the sailor [[Crispus Attucks]],<ref name="Boston Gazette"/><ref name="A People and a Nation">Kamensky, Jane, et al. "The Ends of Empire, 1754–1774". ''Western Civilization''. 11th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2017. p. 136.</ref> who was of mixed [[Africa]]n and {{wiki\|Nipmuc}} heritage, but a civilian of his complexion is not shown in the game with the others on the ground.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	Since Shaun's database entry is based off of his own research not the memory as witnessed by [[Desmond Miles]], a few explanations exists. First is the possibility that the in-universe historical accounts are identical to ours in the real-world but that the detail of Montgomery being struck by a stone was falsified as part of Templar white-washing of their role in the incident. Another is that while the details of Templar involvement were obviously covered-up within the universe, Montgomery was also canonically struck by a stone around the same instant, only that it was omitted as an out-of-universe compression of the events in the game's depiction.		Since Shaun's database entry is based off of his own research not the memory as witnessed by [[Desmond Miles]], a few explanations exists. First is the possibility that the in-universe historical accounts are identical to ours in the real-world but that the detail of Montgomery being struck by a stone was falsified as part of Templar white-washing of their role in the incident. Another is that while the details of Templar involvement were obviously covered-up within the universe, Montgomery was also canonically struck by a stone around the same instant, only that it was omitted as an out-of-universe compression of the events in the game's depiction.

	Despite only eleven people being shot during the incident, the number of people found on the ground is completely random, and they move as if they were still alive even though historically three were killed instantly. In some cases, many of the victims on the ground are also women, but only men were shot in the actual event. Notwithstanding this, one of the men killed in the incident was supposed to have been a sailor of mixed [[Africa]]n and {{wiki\|Nipmuc}} heritage, [[Crispus Attucks]],<ref name="Boston Gazette"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston Gazette]]<~~/~~ref~~><ref name="A People and a Nation">Kamensky, Jane, et al. "The Ends of Empire, 1754–1774". ''Western Civilization''. 11th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2017. p. 136.</ref> but a civilian of his complexion is not shown in the game with the others on the ground.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		Despite only eleven people being shot during the incident, the number of people found on the ground is completely random, and they move as if they were still alive even though historically three were killed instantly. In some cases, many of the victims on the ground are also women, but only men were shot in the actual event. Notwithstanding this, one of the men killed in the incident was supposed to have been a sailor of mixed [[Africa]]n and {{wiki\|Nipmuc}} heritage, [[Crispus Attucks]],<ref name="Boston Gazette"/><ref name="A People and a Nation">Kamensky, Jane, et al. "The Ends of Empire, 1754–1774". ''Western Civilization''. 11th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2017. p. 136.</ref> but a civilian of his complexion is not shown in the game with the others on the ground.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Incident==		==Incident==
	{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: ~~The~~ Boston Massacre]]</ref>		{{Quote\|I say again: disperse! Congregating in this manner is forbidden!\|Thomas Preston to the crowd\|Assassin's Creed III}}Nonetheless, the catalyst for the incident that became known as the Boston Massacre was not an act of Parliament but an argument over a wig-maker's bill. With tensions at a high, this set off a mob that took to the streets and began rioting. Hundreds of colonists converged on the Old State House where they trapped eight British soldiers in front of its entrance. During this time, the crowd threw snowballs and stones, insulted the men, and shouted their grievances against the British government. In nearby streets, colonists and soldiers brawled, wrestling one another against walls and snow.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>

	The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston ~~Gazette~~]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		The man in charge of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston]], attempted to defuse the situation by speaking with the crowd to little avail.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Gazette">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> He was asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded to which he admitted that they were, and the protesters taunted him to open fire.<ref name="Boston Massacre" /> The situation had not yet reached a climax when the Templars determined that it was in their interests to incite chaos and bloodshed from the confrontation. Grand Master Haytham Kenway was present at the scene and ordered his men to position themselves on the rooftops around the square with muskets. They were spotted by [[Achilles Davenport]], Assassin [[Mentor]] of [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Brotherhood]] which had been nearly destroyed during the French and Indian War. Achilles instructed his [[Assassin apprentice\|pupil]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]], to tail the Templar that he had seen receiving orders from Haytham.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

	This, the teenage [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] did without issue, stalking the man to the roof of a building on the south side of the square. Before he could fire his musket, Connor killed him, only for the dying man to direct his attention to another Templar on a roof directly opposite theirs. There, Haytham's protégé, Charles Lee, casually fired his pistol into the air. Down below, the soldiers heard the shot, and thinking that they were about to be slaughtered, they panicked.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> One among them, Private Hugh Montgomery,<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B"> Zobel, Hiller B. ''The Boston Massacre''. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. p. 197.</ref> shouted "Damn you, fire!", and the soldiers opened fire, killing three immediately and wounding eight more.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre" /><ref name="Boston Gazette" /> Haytham, who had spotted Connor on the roof, pointed the Assassin out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a suspect who had instigated the slaughter with the first shot.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />		This, the teenage [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] did without issue, stalking the man to the roof of a building on the south side of the square. Before he could fire his musket, Connor killed him, only for the dying man to direct his attention to another Templar on a roof directly opposite theirs. There, Haytham's protégé, Charles Lee, casually fired his pistol into the air. Down below, the soldiers heard the shot, and thinking that they were about to be slaughtered, they panicked.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /> One among them, Private Hugh Montgomery,<ref name="Zobel, Hiller B"> Zobel, Hiller B. ''The Boston Massacre''. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. p. 197.</ref> shouted "Damn you, fire!", and the soldiers opened fire, killing three immediately and wounding eight more.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" /><ref name="Boston Massacre" /><ref name="Boston Gazette" /> Haytham, who had spotted Connor on the roof, pointed the Assassin out to one of the soldiers, marking him as a suspect who had instigated the slaughter with the first shot.<ref name="A Trip to Boston" />

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	===Assassins with the Patriots===		===Assassins with the Patriots===
	Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and ~~[[bribery\|~~bribing]] [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>		Connor, still new to Assassin training, was abandoned to his predicament by his master as an impromptu lesson in social stealth. A messenger was sent by [[Samuel Adams]], a leading Patriot, to assist him, and he agreed to meet with Adams at the [[Faneuil Hall]] that night. Though the entire city scoured for him, Connor managed to remain hidden until then. Just as Assassins for centuries had learned to reduce their notoriety,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> so too did Connor learn from Adams the basic tactics of removing [[wanted poster]]s and bribing [[herald]]s. These actions alone would not have been enough to dispel the false rumours, however, and Adams introduced him to the secret network of [[tunnel]]s beneath Boston that had been built by the [[Freemasons]].<ref name="Boston's Most Wanted">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Boston's Most Wanted]]</ref>

	Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref>, [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		Through these tunnels, Connor could move throughout the city unseen,<ref name="Lying Low">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Lying Low]]</ref> and as their final destination for the night, they reached a [[printer\|printer's shop]], where Adams helped negotiate a revision of the press to exonerate Connor.<ref name="Stop the Presses">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Stop the Presses]]</ref> After this, the Assassin was able to leave Boston by [[ship]] and return to the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref name="Stop the Presses" /> His meeting with Adams had profound effects to come as it signified the beginning of a friendship between the [[Sons of Liberty]] and the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="Stop the Presses" /><ref name="The Tea Party">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref> Connor's contributions to the American revolutionary cause would prove pivotal throughout the coming [[American Revolutionary War\|war]] in battles like [[Battle of Bunker Hill\|Bunker Hill]],<ref name="Battle of Bunker Hill">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)\|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref>, [[Battle of Monmouth\|Monmouth]],<ref name="Battle of Monmouth">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Monmouth]]</ref> and [[Battle of the Chesapeake\|the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>