British soldiers killed 5 americans in the event known as the boston massacre, but john adams, an american, chose to defend the soldiers in court. why would adams make that choice?

a) he did not approve of the methods of the protesters.

b) he knew he would need such experience to become president.

c) he wanted to show the british that the colonists believe a fair trials.
d)he wanted the british to win the case so they would leave the colonists alone.

Use this excerpt from the corpus luris civilis (justinian's law code) to answer the following question: with the aid of god governing our empire, which was delivered to us by his celestial majesty, we carry on war successfully. we ador peace and maintain the constitution of the state, and have such confidence in the protection of almighty god that we do not depend upon our arms, or upon our soldiers, or upon those who conduct our wars, or upon our own genlus, but we solely place our reliance upon the providence of the holy trinity, from which are derived the elements of the entire world and their disposition throughout the globe. --public domain from this excerpt of the prologue of the corpus luris civilis, what departure from older roman traditions is clear? the laws show that the empire has developed a bureaucracy that makes normal soldering unnecessary. the law now honors christianity as a central part of the empire's existence. the law explains that the roman empire is using war to spread roman ideas. the law has replaced old social class divisions with an egalitarian church,

Which statement explains why eli’s wiesel most likely wrote all rivers run to sea as a memoir?

All of the following changes typically happened in colonies as a result of imperialism, except: a. cultural practices were outlawed. b. they became more economically self-sufficient. c. european nations built modern infrastructure, including railways. d. the european language became the language of government and education.