Asked by darren

What event sparked the first violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists, and what was the outcome?

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Sparked means caused or started
Outcome means result or what happened at the end
Group of answer choices

The Boston Massacre; five colonists were killed.

The Battle of Lexington; the colonists began fighting back.

The Boston Tea Party; the British reacted by sending more troops.

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The Boston Massacre; five colonists were killed.

On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd in Boston, killing five colonists (including Crispus Attucks), an event that inflamed anti‑British sentiment.