MCAP Grade 8 Social Studies Practice Questions - Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program Social Studies - Grade 8 Exam

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Read the excerpt below from John Adams's defense argument during the 1770 Boston Massacre trial: "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence... The law, in all cases, ought to be applied with impartiality." Why did John Adams, a prominent Boston patriot, agree to defend the British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre?

To demonstrate loyalty to King George III and seek a position in Parliament To argue that the British soldiers were completely justified in firing into an unarmed crowd To prove that the American colonies lacked a court system capable of conducting trials To uphold the rule of law and guarantee the right to a fair trial for all individuals

Correct Answer:

To uphold the rule of law and guarantee the right to a fair trial for all individuals

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