Was the boston massacre a massacre? why do we call it that

The Boston massacre a massacre is discussed below.

Explanation:

The Boston massacre was a real massacre because in that event multiple people were died by the gunfire of the British troops.It all started when the British were sent to Boston, a large mob was start throwing snowballs on them and start calling their names.During March 1770 an angry mob was violently shot down by the British soldiers.

If this is a true or false question i would say true