Question

Which statement below best describes the Boston Massacre?

Question 3 options:

The first battle of the American Revolution resulting in the deaths of thousands of colonists and British soldiers


British soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd of colonists killing 5 people


A single British soldier went on a killing spree in Boston killing 43 colonists in one night


A large snow storm hit Boston on December 20th 1770 killing 203 colonists

Answer 1

British soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd of colonists killing 5 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams."