Which of the following statements best describes the Boston Massacre?
Select one:
a. The British soldiers shot at a group of innocent colonists and killed five of them.
b. The colonists are totally to blame for the Boston Massacre because they provoked the British.
c. It is impossible to say precisely what happened at the Boston Massacre because different people have different stories.
d. Both the colonists and the British are to blame for the Boston Massacre.

Question

Which of the following statements best describes the Boston Massacre?
Select one:
a. The British soldiers shot at a group of innocent colonists and killed five of them.
b. The colonists are totally to blame for the Boston Massacre because they provoked the British.
c. It is impossible to say precisely what happened at the Boston Massacre because different people have different stories.
d. Both the colonists and the British are to blame for the Boston Massacre.

anonymous · Answer

The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of civilian-military tensions that had been growing since royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. 
 hope this helps

anonymous · Answer

There are many opposing accounts of what happened based on the opinions of the Colonists and Patriots during that time so you can narrow the choices down to C and D. Here is a website which might help. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm