The Boston Massacre Occurred When

question 19

Multiple Choice

The Boston Massacre occurred when

• A)five British soldiers were killed by an angry mob of colonists protesting outside of the seat of the colonial government in Boston.
• B)five colonists were killed by British soldiers outside of the seat of the colonial government in Boston.
• C)50 colonists were killed by British soldiers outside of the seat of the colonial government in Boston.
• D)50 British soldiers were killed by an angry mob of colonists protesting outside of the seat of the colonial government in Boston.

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Definitions:

Temporal

Relating to time or denoting the temples of the skull.

Occipital

Pertaining to the occipital bone or region, located at the back part of the skull, involving the visual processing center of the brain.

Parietal

Referring to the parietal lobe of the brain, involved in processing sensory information, or the parietal bones of the skull.

Ligamentum Nuchae

A fibrous membrane that provides support to the head by connecting cervical vertebrae to the skull.