Why did Samuel Adams label the violence in Boston as a massacre?

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2017

He didn't. The exact source of that statement is unclear although Samuel Adams is its likely creator.

Explanation:

John Adams was far too pragmatic to have labeled the skirmish as a massacre. To that end, he was counsel for the defense of the British officer brought up on charges of murder in an American court, a case he won.