Letter from andrew oliver, jr. to benjamin lynde, 6–7 march 1770
terrible as well as strange things have happen'd in this town since my arrival skirmish after skirmish between the inhabitants & the soldiery with dangerous wounds on both sides, till at length monday night exhibited an awful scene, it is difficult to determine which were the aggressors, but a detachment from the main guard fired upon the populace by which five persons were killed or have since died of their wounds.
use the passage to answer the question.
what conclusions does this account support? select the two correct answers.
a. colonists in boston incited british soldiers by rioting.
b. british soldiers attacked boston citizens without cause.
c. british soldiers and colonists were in regular conflict.
d. a confrontation between british soldiers and colonists turned deadly.
e. both british soldiers and colonists were to blame for the tragic events.