Which statement below best describes the Boston Massacre?

Question 3 options:

The first battle of the American Revolution resulting in the deaths of thousands of colonists and British soldiers

British soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd of colonists killing 5 people

A single British soldier went on a killing spree in Boston killing 43 colonists in one night

A large snow storm hit Boston on December 20th 1770 killing 203 colonists

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Sullivan Watkins

6 April, 18:48

Which statement below best describes the Boston Massacre?

Question 3 options:

The first battle of the American Revolution resulting in the deaths of thousands of colonists and British soldiers

British soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd of colonists killing 5 people

A single British soldier went on a killing spree in Boston killing 43 colonists in one night

A large snow storm hit Boston on December 20th 1770 killing 203 colonists

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Madilynn Herman · Answer 1

British soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd of colonists killing 5 people.

Explanation:

"The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams."