Question

What led British soldiers to fire on Boston townspeople on March 5, 1770? Parliament had repealed the Townshend Acts. The townspeople threw objects at the soldiers. British soldiers were put on trial for murder. The soldiers had begun to enforce the Quartering Act.

Answer 1

The tow shed act was repealed

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) the townspeople threw objects at the soldiers.

Britsh soldiers fired on Boston townspeople on March 5, 1770, because the townspeople threw objects at the soldiers.

This incident is also known as the Boston Massacre. A patriotic group of people threw snowballs, stones and other things at British soldiers, and the soldiers opened fire at them, killing some people. People got mad. The presence of British troops was not welcomed and people showed their anger this way. The Boston Massacre was one of the incidents that led to the Revolutionary War.