is massachusetts the city where british soldiers fired on townspeople, killing five of them.
And is massachuetts the city where in 1773 angered citizens dumped british tea into the harbor?
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Massachusetts was a colony, not a city, in 1773.
Please check these sites for the name of the city.
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/E/teaparty/bostonxx.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre