Boston Massacre & Tea Party

Multiple Choice

Which event is depicted in the image, and why is it significant in American history?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence - It marked the official separation from Britain.

• The Boston Tea Party - It was a protest against British taxation.

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord - It was the first military engagement of the Revolutionary War.

• The Stamp Act Riots - It was a protest against direct taxation by Britain.

Multiple Choice

What event is described as occurring on March 5, 1770, where British soldiers opened fire on colonists?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

Multiple Choice

Which sequence of events led to the Boston Massacre according to the slides?

• Colonists started a small argument, more colonists arrived, British soldiers tried to keep peace, colonists threw objects, British soldiers fired into the crowd.

• British soldiers attacked first, colonists retaliated, more British soldiers arrived, colonists surrendered.

• Colonists peacefully protested, British soldiers ignored them, colonists left, soldiers fired into the air.

• British soldiers invited colonists to a meeting, colonists refused, soldiers arrested them, colonists escaped.

Multiple Choice

Crispus Attucks was one of five Americans killed in the Boston Massacre.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

After the Boston Massacre, how many people were arrested and what were they charged with?

• 10 people, charged with theft

• 13 people, charged with murder

• 8 people, charged with treason

• 15 people, charged with arson

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about the trial after the Boston Massacre is correct? (Select all that apply.)

• 8 soldiers went on trial for murder

• John Adams represented the soldiers

• All soldiers were found guilty

• 6 soldiers were found not guilty

Multiple Choice

On what date did the Boston Tea Party occur?

• December 16, 1773

• July 4, 1776

• October 31, 1773

• March 5, 1770

Multiple Select

Which of the following actions were part of the Boston Tea Party?

• Protesters dressed as Mohawk Indians

• Boarded trade ships in the Boston Harbor

• Threw all of the tea overboard

• Signed a peace treaty

Multiple Choice

Why were the colonists protesting during the Boston Tea Party?

• They were forced to buy tea from the East India Trading Company

• They wanted lower taxes on tea

• They wanted independence from France

• They wanted to import tea from China