Captain thomas preston's account of the boston massacre, 1770 on monday night about 8 o'clock two soldiers were attacked & in my way there i saw the people in great commotion, & heard them use the most cruel & horrid threats against the troops. in a few minutes after i reached the guard, about 100 people passed it & went towards the custom house where the king's money is lodged. anonymous account of the boston massacre, 1770 samuel drowne declares that, about nine o'clock of the saw about fourteen or fifteen with naked cutlasses, swords, & came upon the inhabitants of the & abused some, & violently assaulted others as they met them; most of whom were without so much as a stick in their hand to defend themselves, as he very clearly could discern, it being moonlight, & himself being one of the assaulted persons. which conclusion on the boston massacre best represents the importance of historiography? a) the anonymous account was written from the viewpoint of the colonists. b) samuel drowne supported the british account of the boston massacre. c) the british soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of boston. d) the colonists were motivated by financial reasons.

C) The British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston.

Explanation:

Accoring to the context the correct answer is "C. The British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston."  The excerpt takes into account two hitographic viewpoints, Captain Thomas Preston's and Samuel Drowne's, both accounts differ in the positions taken in connection with the events. However both accounts have in common that the British soldiers were attacked by the townspeople of Boston.

Historiography is very important in allowing to see the different points of view  and situations of a very same event.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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