THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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A mob of angry Bostonians unlawful confronted British soldiers, resulting in several deaths.
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Unprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd, killing five innocent people.
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British troops have a right to maintain law and order.
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None of these answers are correct.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The event occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. Five people died and six were injured. The event was called the “Bloody Massacre” by the colonists, and “An Unhappy Disturbance” by the British.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre? Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who shot five colonists. Which of the following is a true statement about the Boston Massacre? It led to the repeal of the Stamp Act.
Detailed explanation-4: -Patriots argued the event was the massacre of civilians perpetrated by the British Army, while loyalists argued that it was an unfortunate accident, the result of self-defense of the British soldiers from a threatening and dangerous mob.