The "Boston Massacre" occurred on March 5, 1770. A squad of British soldiers. come to support a sentry who was being pressed by a heckling, snowballing crowd, let loose a volley of shots. Three persons were killed immediately and two died later of their wounds, among the victims was Crispus Attucks, a man of black or Indian parentage. Many historian believe that Crispus Attucks was the same man who in 1750 was advertised as a runaway slave from Framingham, Ma. A stranger to Boston, he was leading a march against the Townshend Acts when the killing occurred. Paul Revere who was one of the great patriots of his time, sketched a drawing about the massacre which took place, as well as John Pufford who also drew about the killing. Through research we can conclude that Paul Reveres and John Pufford were both important factors in capturing what really happened in "The Boston Massacre" and that Crispus Attucks was the first black to fall in the American Revolution.
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A common answer is that it was Crispus Attucks. Attucks was killed in the BostonMassacremarch 15 1770, but this was 5 years before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775. If Crispus Attucks counts, then we must also consider 11-year-old Christopher Seider who was killed 2 weeks before the Boston Massacre.
As for who died first at Lexington, where the war truly began, it is unlikely that that information is known.
These men were shot and killed at Lexington on April 19, 1775:
John Brown
Samuel Hadley
Caleb Harrington
Jonathon Harrington
Robert Munroe
Isaac Muzzey
Asahel Porter
Jonas Parker
The British suffered no casualties at Lexington.
The first American to be killed in the American Revolution was Jonathan Harrington. He was eighteen years old, and he died on the doorstep of his house.
Crispus Attucks was the first person killed during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed during the Boston Massacre.
Bob Thompson of the US was the first to die in the war after 10 seconds after start
AMerican Revolution 2? There was none
The American Revolution came first. King Louis XV who was the King in France (the one that was overthrown and sent to the guillotine during the french revolution) actually gave money to help the American cause. The Americans could not have won the war if they had not received financial & political support from France.
at lexington
The first shots in the American War of Revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19th 1775.
Crispus Attucks is considered to be an American hero. During the American Revolution Crispus Attucks was the first African American to be shot multiple times at the start of what became known as the Boston Massacre.