On March 5, 1770, Nervous British Soldiers Opened Fire on the Mob

Multiple Choice

On March 5, 1770, nervous British soldiers opened fire on the mob surrounding them, killing five colonists and wounding eight others. News of this event spread quickly throughout the colonies and was used to fan anti-British sentiment by radicals who called the incident the

A) Boston Massacre.
B) Tuesday butchery.
C) Boston Tea Party.
D) Guy Fawkes event.