Question

Captain Thomas Preston's Account of the Boston Massacre, 1770 On Monday night about 8 o'clock two soldiers were attacked & beat... In my way there I saw the people in great commotion, & heard them use the most cruel & horrid threats against the troops. In a few minutes after I reached the guard, about 100 people passed it & went towards the custom house where the king's money is lodged. Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre, 1770 Samuel Drowne declares that, about nine o'clock of the evening...he saw about fourteen or fifteen soldiers...armed with naked cutlasses, swords, & came upon the inhabitants of the town... & abused some, & violently assaulted others as they met them; most of whom were without so much as a stick in their hand to defend themselves, as he very clearly could discern, it being moonlight, & himself being one of the assaulted persons. Which conclusion on the Boston Massacre BEST represents the importance of historiography? A) The Anonymous Account was written from the viewpoint of the colonists. B) Samuel Drowne supported the British account of the Boston Massacre. C) The British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston. D) The colonists were motivated by financial reasons.

Answer 1

In my opinion I would say A

Answer 2

C) The British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston.

Step-by-step explanation:

Accoring to the context the correct answer is "C. The British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston." The excerpt takes into account two hitographic viewpoints, Captain Thomas Preston's and Samuel Drowne's, both accounts differ in the positions taken in connection with the events. However both accounts have in common that the British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston.

Historiography is very important in allowing to see the different points of view and situations of a very same event.