In the Boston Massacre of 1770, who fired into a crowd?
AFrench sailors
BDutch merchants
CBritish soldiers
DContinental delegates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. British soldiers
British troops fired on a Boston crowd, deepening colonial hostility to their presence.
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