Question

The soldiers were arrested and tried in court. John Adams agreed to defend them saying that they deserve a fair trial. This is about the Boston massacre. He wanted to show the world that the colonist believed in justice, even if the British government did not at the trial John Adams argued that the crowd had provoked the soldiers, his arguments convinced the jury in the end the heaviest punishment any soldier received was a branding on the hand, John Adams defend the British but still be seen as a patriot would the answer be Adams defended the soldiers because he thought it would make the British pity the patriot cause or Adams defended the soldiers while defending the patriots belief injustice or Adams knew that many patriots wanted the British soldiers to be set free or Adams defended the soldiers because many patriots asked him to

Answer 1

The most accurate answer to the question of why John Adams defended the soldiers is: **Adams defended the soldiers while defending the patriots' belief in justice.**

Adams believed strongly in the principle of a fair trial and the rule of law, even for those who were seen as enemies by many colonists. By defending the soldiers, he aimed to demonstrate that the American colonists valued justice and due process, which further underscored their patriot ideals in contrast to the perceived injustices of British governance.