Which is true of the boston massacre? a-a group of british soldiers attempted to arrest a group who had been caught smuggling tea to avoid the tax; the soldiers killed or wounded several colonists. b-the soldiers who fired into a protesting crowd of colonists were tried for murder, convicted, and hanged. c-a group of british soldiers attacked a small crowd of colonists who were peacefully protesting the tax on tea; the soldiers killed five colonists. d-a small crowd of colonists, angry about the tea tax, surrounded a group of british soldiers who became frightened and fired on the colonists.