What happened during the boston massacre in 1770? a) british troops fired on colonists for the first time, killing five. b) redcoats and colonists opened fire on one another in a field outside boston where hundreds were killed. c) colonists opened fire on one another over disagreements about the british d) redcoats chases colonists into the water, causing six to drown.

The correct answer is A. During the Boston Massacre in 1770, British troops fired on colonists for the first time, killing five.

Explanation:

The Boston Massacre was a street skirmish that occurred on March 5, 1770 in Boston, the capital of the province of Massachusetts Bay, between the colonists and the English soldiers.

During the clash, the soldiers shot three and wounded eleven Bostonians, from which two could not recover from their wounds and died. This incident, which went down in American history as the "Boston massacre", ended with the removal of all the English military from the city. In 1888, an obelisk was erected in Boston to commemorate this event.

The Boston massacre was one of the climaxes of the confrontation between Britain and its North American colonies. It served as a signal for the equally legendary Boston Tea Party, and subsequently the American War of Independence.

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