The Boston Massacre and Tea Party

What did the patriots call the British soldiers?

• Shrimps

• Lobsterbacks

• Craw Fish

• Crabby Patties

Who was the first person to die at the Boston Massacre?

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Gage

• Crispus Attucks

When did the Boston Massacre happen?

• March 5, 1770

• July 4, 1776

• April 12, 1914

• October 31, 1666

Who engraved a picture showing British soldiers firing at peaceful, unarmed Boston citizens?

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Paul Revere

• Crispus Tuckerton

How were John Adams and Samuel Adams related?

• Brothers

• Cousins

• Father and Son

• Uncle and nephew

What was John Adams argument as the lawyer for the British soldiers?

• They acted in self-defense

• Their red coats distracted the citizens

• They were guilty of murder

• They should have known better

Why did the patriots hope to accomplish with the inaccurate engraving of the Boston "Massacre" by Paul Revere?

• Nothing

• To stir up anti-British feelings in the colonies

• To get a large court settlement

• To get more land

At the murder trial, what did the jury decide?

• 6 soldiers not guilty, 2 guilty of manslaughter

• All of them were guilty of murder

• 5 of them were hanged

• 3 went to jail and 4 were electrocuted

What did the British East India Company control?

• The Pirate Bases in North Africa

• The western hemisphere

• All of the trade between Great Britain and Asia

• Spain

The Tea Act lowered the cost of tea, but it also did this:

• Gave the BEI Company a monopoly over tea sales in the colonies

• Taxed sugar and milk

• Made buying tea cups virtually impossible

• Made the use of lemon illegal