What happened during the boston massacre?   a. british soldiers killed five colonists in massachusetts.   b. french fur trappers killed hundreds of british colonists from boston.   c. native americans killed six colonists in rhode island.   d. colonial militia killed twenty british soldiers in pennsylvania.

According to the lesson, what was the central issue in the struggle over which reconstruction plan to implement? how would freedmen be treated in the southern states? did congress or the president have the ultimate authority? was the radical republican or democrat plan better? would the courts be allowed to decide reconstruction issues?