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Why Did Crispus Die

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Crispus was an African American man who was believed to be the first person to be killed in the American Revolution.Crispus was born in 1723 in Framingham, Massachusetts.His father was thought to be a slave and his mother a Natick Indian. The only thing we definitely know about Crispus is that he was the first one to die in the Revolution. Why did Crispus die? Crispus wa one of those who were at the fore of the fight. When the British opened fire he was one of the five men that were killed in the action. This became known as the Boston Massacre. This also motivated the colonies toward war with the British. What was the reason for his fighting?The British government decided to make the American colonies pay a large share of the war debt from
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