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serike

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Which of the following was the attorney who defended the British soldiers accused of firing on the civilians in the Boston Massacre?
 
  A) John Adams
  B) Thomas Hutchinson
  C) Thomas Paine
  D) John Wilkes
  E) John Dickinson

Question 2

What happened in the Boston Massacre?
 
  A) A large force of British troops ruthlessly fired on unarmed civilians, killing fifty.
  B) An unpopular customs informer killed two young boys when he fired birdshot at several children bombarding his house with rocks.
  C) A fictitious confrontation, invented by Samuel Adams, took place between British troops and Boston citizens.
  D) Unemployed Boston fishermen ambushed a squad of British soldiers, killing them and twenty innocent bystanders.
  E) Tensions between British soldiers and Bostonians erupted when Bostonians hurled objects at British soldiers, who then fired and killed five citizens.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

E



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