Question

Use the quotation to answer the question.” The horrid massacre in Boston, perpetrated in the evening on the fifth day of March, 1770, by soldiers of the twenty-ninth regiment which with the fourteen regiment were then quartered there; with some observations on the state of things prior to that catastrophe.” - anonymous account,A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston, 1770. Who most likely wrote this passage, and for what reason
A.) a loyalist, to gain support for quartering British troops
B.) A patriot, to raise fears about the British army in colonies
C.) An eyewitness, to promote nonviolent protest
D.) A redcoat, to describe the risks faced by soldiers

Answer 1

Answer:

B.) A patriot, to raise fears about the British army in colonies