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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Taxes and Protest

Question 7 • MHS-US History A CR

Why did the Boston Massacre become a rallying point for anti-British feeling?

Answer
A
Most colonists disliked John Adams.
B
Many colonists did not think the British soldiers were innocent.
C
Most colonists accepted the verdict in the trial of the soldiers.

Explanation

The deaths of colonists at the hands of British soldiers were portrayed as evidence of British oppression. Many colonists therefore did not see the soldiers as innocent, and the event became a rallying point for opposition to British rule. Choice C is not the reason: the trial verdict did not erase the anger the killings had caused.

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