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How Did The British Use Self Defense In The Boston Massacre

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I believe that the British soldiers were using self defense in the Boston Massacre. Through witnesses and evidence, it is proved that the British killing the colonists was an act of defending themselves. In exhibit A, the crime scene showed how the colonists threw snowballs filled with rocks and sharp things at the British. I think that the British were only firing their guns back at the colonists to save themselves from being badly hurt. I believe that the British fired their guns at the colonists back without intentions go kill, but only to protect themselves. A quote from exhibit B says that the colonists “threatened to execute their vengeance” at the British. This implies that the colonists intended to seriously injure the soldiers. I
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