Question

Describe the events of the Boston Massacre. What was this a response to?

Answer 1

PRINT CITE The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. A squad of British soldiers, come to support a sentry who was being pressed by a heckling, snowballing crowd, let loose a volley of shots. Three persons were killed immediately and two died later of their wounds; among the victims was Crispus Attucks, a man of black or Indian parentage. The British officer in charge, Capt. Thomas Preston, was arrested for manslaughter, along with eight of his men; all were later acquitted. The Boston Massacre is remembered as a key event in helping to galvanize the colonial public to the Patriot cause.

Answer 2

The events of the Boston massacre were due to the tension produced by the military occupation of Boston, when a group of soldiers began to shoot against a group of nobles who protested against the increase of the rates on the part of England.

The answer is: British soldiers shot at a crowd of rioters.