Boston Massacre

British __________________ remained in ______________________.

• boats; Hudson Bay

• ships; Boston Harbor

• tanks; Central Park

• playground; Boston Harbor

Why were the warships in Boston Harbor?

• to block other ships

• to house soldiers

• to take Colonists who wanted to return to England

• to throw a party

Why did soldiers remain in Boston?

• to govern Boston

• to celebrate with colonists

• to buy clothes for the King

• to force colonists to unload the ships

_____________________ were arguing with a British soldier.

• Mothers

• Police

• Colonists

• Merchants

A colonist reached for a soldier's _______________________ and it fired.

• his water canteen

• his musket

• his boots

• his hat

______________________ thought the colonists were firing at them, so they fired shots into the crowd.

• lawyers

• nurses

• British soldiers

• army officers

The colonists called this the Boston Massacre. How many colonists died?

• 5

• 25

• 15

• 105

The soldiers involved went on trial for murder. How many of them were found guilty?

• all of them

• 1

• 6

• none