Question

the rows below are summarized quotations from the testimony of three different colonists. each of the colonists witnessed the boston massacre firsthand, but they gave three different accounts of the event. read a summary of each colonists testimony. then match the testimony to its meaning. the commander of the british soldiers did not give the order to fire. he was surprised by the firing. colonists yelled \fire,\ but i did not hear the british commander give that order. the commander of the british soldiers ordered the british soldiers to fire. testimony colonist 1: i had no doubt the british captain did give order to fire when the first gun was fired. colonist 2: the british captain seemed shocked and looked upon the soldiers. i am very certain he did not give the word to fire.

Explanation:

Colonist 1's testimony "I had no doubt the British Captain did give order to fire when the first gun was fired" directly states that the British commander ordered the soldiers to fire, which matches the statement "The commander of the British soldiers ordered the British soldiers to fire".
Colonist 2's testimony "The British Captain seemed shocked and looked upon the soldiers. I am very certain he did not give the word to fire" indicates that the British commander did not give the order to fire and was surprised by the firing, which matches the statement "The commander of the British soldiers did not give the order to fire. He was surprised by the firing".
The remaining statement "Colonists yelled 'fire,' but I did not hear the British commander give that order" is left without a corresponding colonist in the provided testimonies (assuming there is a Colonist 3 not fully shown in the current problem - but based on the given two colonists, this is the logical matching).

Answer:

Colonist 1: The commander of the British soldiers ordered the British soldiers to fire.
Colonist 2: The commander of the British soldiers did not give the order to fire. He was surprised by the firing.