The Boston Massacre

What is the killing of many people called?

• quarter

• martial law

• miltia

• massacre

What happened on the night of March 5, 1770?

• soldiers were found guilty for a less serious crime

• soldiers fired gunshots and killed five colonists

• the Townshend Acts had been repealed

• Crispus Attucks escaped slavery

Who created the image on the bottom of page 212?

• Crispus Attucks

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

Why were letters and messages written at the time of the Boston Massacre?

• people wanted to share news about British actions and colonial protests

• people wanted to share news about colonial actions and British protests

• people wanted to write to their loved ones

• there was no other form of communication

When did Parliament pass the Tea Act?

• 1770

• 1771

• 1778

• 1773

What did the Tea Act do?

• it made tea less expensive

• it raised the price of tea and it removed the tea tax

• it lowered the price of tea but it kept the tea tax

• it lowered the price of tea and made it less expensive

What happened on the night of December 16, 1773?

• members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves

• colonists opposed the Tea Act

• a group of men threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor

• Parliament passed a new law

Since Parliament was furious about the Boston Tea Party, what did they do?

• They killed the colonists out of Boston

• They punished the men for throwing the tea

• They passed a series of laws to punish Boston

• They didn't do anything

To give food and shelter to someone means-

• quarter

• neutral

• massacre

• martial law

People who strongly opposed British laws were called-

• Quarter

• Martial Law

• Loyalists

• Patriots