What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre?

A. Captain Preston and all soldiers involved were arrested and charged with murder.

B. Not only did many in the colonies have an angry emotional response, but it was also one more event that laid the foundation for the American colonies' desire for independence from England.

C. Many in England grew concerned over the safety of colonial civilians and rallied for a policy to slowly withdrawal or English troops from colonial cities and towns.

D. John Adams, who refused to defend the guilty English troops, rose to stardom as a voice for all anti-British colonials.

B. Not only did many in the colonies have an angry emotional response, but it was also one more event that laid the foundation for the American colonies' desire for independence from England.

The correct answer is B) Not only did many in the colonies have an angry emotional response, but it was also one more event that laid the foundation for the American colonies' desire for independence from England.

One outcome of the Boston Massacre was that not only did many in the colonies have an angry emotional response, but it was also one more event that laid the foundation for the American colonies' desire for independence from England.

On March 5, 1770, King Street in Boston, Massachusett witnessed one of the most violent attacks od the British Army over the American people. It started as a street fight and ended up being a bloody conflict. Of course, this angered the colonist some much that already was very uncomfortable and upset with the British decisions such as the heavy taxation imposed by the British crown and the fact that the American colonies had no voice or representation in the British Parliament.