Question

Which of the following statements about the Boston Massacre is NOT accurate?

Dozens of colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre.

The nine British soldiers who fired on the crowd were tried for murder, and seven of the nine were acquitted.

The first colonist to die was an African American sailor named Crispus Attucks.

In the wake of the Boston Massacre, colonist Sam Adams formed the first of several Committees of Correspondence.

Answer 1

The answer would be the last option because the CC was not formed until 1772

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) In the wake of the Boston Massacre, colonist Sam Adams formed the first of several Committees of Correspondence.

The statement about the Boston Massacre that is NOT accurate is "In the wake of the Boston Massacre, colonist Sam Adams formed the first of several Committees of Correspondence.

The Boston Massacre happened on March 5, 1770. Sam Adams formed the first of several Committees of Correspondence until November 1772. So that is why it is the statement that is not accurate. The Boston Massacre in Boston started as a street fight and became a massacre. The British troops were stationed in Boston because they were sent to control the American protest against the Townshend Acts and the Stamp Act. The massacre was one of the causes that started the Revolutionary War.