Which of the following is a correct description of the Boston Massacre? A. British soldiers placed in Boston were provoked by colonists throwing stones and fired in the crowd, killing 5 Americans.

B. British soldiers attacked the Continental Congress and burned all the important documents.

C. Colonial militiamen fired upon the British soldiers, killing 3.

D. Colonists, fed up with unfair taxes, attacked a British stronghold and took soldiers, hostage.