Boston Massacre

Why were the colonists upset with the British?

• They took their jobs.
• They were rowdy and rude.
• They were living in their towns.
• All of the above.

Why were the British soldiers upset?

• They were far away from home.
• They were upset with the king.
• They wanted the colonist's jobs.
• They didn't like annoying the citizens.

Lobsterbacks was another name for..

• British
• Colonists

Fist fights in the street were common.

• True
• False

What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?

• Manure
• Snowballs
• Paper
• Hay

Who fired first?

• The Patriots
• The Soldiers
• It is uncertain
• The Nuetralists

Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.

• True
• False

The crowd of colonists was peaceful.

• True
• False

Colonists like John Adams reacted to the Boston Massacre by... 

• Writing about it in Newspapers
• Ignoring the soldiers
• Attacking more soliders
• Making their own laws

When the colonists discussed whether they should go to war:

• the Continental Congress
• the treaty of Versailles
• the United States Congress
• Parliament