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AThe Tea Party dumped three cargoes into the harbor
BBritish troops fired on a crowd, killing three Bostonians
CThe port was closed under the Boston Port Bill
DMinutemen and redcoats exchanged fire at the North Bridge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. British troops fired on a crowd, killing three Bostonians
1. British troops had been stationed in Boston to protect the customs commissioners.
2. On March 5, 1770, a snowballing of the redcoats degenerated into a mob attack, someone ordered fire, and three Bostonians lay dead.
3. Colonial agitators dubbed it the Boston Massacre and used it as proof of British tyranny.
4. The Tea Party came in 1773 and the North Bridge fight in 1775, both later events.
_Source: "An Outline of American History" (USIA, 1990, public domain), Ch 2 "The War of Independence"_
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