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Colonial newspapers used the violence committed by the British to justify further attacks against them.
Colonial newspapers used the violence committed by the British to justify further attacks against them.
British mistreatment of colonists led to riots and protests against the government.
British mistreatment of colonists led to riots and protests against the government.
The British soldiers who shot at American colonists protesting the Townshend Acts had a fair trial.
The British soldiers who shot at American colonists protesting the Townshend Acts had a fair trial.
British support for the French during the French and Indian War led to unrest among the colonists.
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The option that best describes the cause of the Boston Massacre is:
British mistreatment of colonists led to riots and protests against the government.
The Boston Massacre was the result of increasing tensions between British soldiers stationed in the colonies and the colonists, which included protests against British policies and taxes. These tensions escalated and culminated in the violent confrontation on March 5, 1770.
