A group of American colonists gathered around the British soldiers and taunted them because the British soldiers were sent to the colonies to enforce taxation policies; these policies were unpopular with the colonies. The taunting escalated into throwing objects and snowballs at the British soldiers, which led do the discharge of a rifle and other soldiers shooting into the crowd.
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Life in New Netherland During the 1600s, the Dutch created a booming North American colony by recruiting immigrants and cultivating its capital city as a hub for international trade. By the 1650s, the Dutch colony of New Netherland rivaled neighboring English settlements in the New World.
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Answer: C- escape persecution
