Question

How did the colonists make the killings look?

Answer 1

Patriots argued the event was the massacre of civilians perpetrated by the British Army, while loyalists argued that it was an unfortunate accident, the result of self-defense of the British soldiers from a threatening and dangerous mob.

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Answer 2

The colonists attempted to make the killings look like the work of Native Americans by scalping and mutilating the bodies. They also attempted to set up false trails of footprints leading away from the scene of the crime.

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