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Which is true of the Boston Massacre?

A-A group of British soldiers attempted to arrest a group who had been caught smuggling tea to avoid the tax; the soldiers killed or wounded several colonists.

B-The soldiers who fired into a protesting crowd of colonists were tried for murder, convicted, and hanged.

C-A group of British soldiers attacked a small crowd of colonists who were peacefully protesting the tax on tea; the soldiers killed five colonists.

D-A small crowd of colonists, angry about the tea tax, surrounded a group of British soldiers who became frightened and fired on the colonists.

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D. British fired on a mob of colonists, who were getting too rowdy while protesting the tea tax.
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d. a small crowd of colonists, angry about the tea tax, surrounded a group of british soldiers who became frightened and fired on the colonists.
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