Boston Massacre

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

What is a massacre and when did the Boston Massacre happen?

• An unfair fight with death resulting in 1000 B.C.

• An unfair fight with death resulting on March 5, 1770

• A fair fight with no deaths resulting on March 15, 1770

• An unfair fight with death resulting on April 18, 1781

True or False: The colonists were throwing things at the British and daring them to fire their guns.

• True

• False

Which well-known Patriot represented the British soldiers in a trial after the Boston Massacre?  It was not that he liked the British soldiers but he wanted to prove that even a British soldier could get a fair trial in America.

• Sam Adams
• John Hancock
• Paul Revere
• John Adams

Who is responsible for painting this in hopes of getting the colonists support towards independence

• Sam Adams

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• John Hancock

This painting of the Boston Massacre supports the ___________ side of the story from March 5, 1770.

• British
• Sons of Liberty
• Patriots
• Second Continental Congress

How many Americans were killed in the Boston Massacre?

• 5

• 20

• 100

• 300

• 900

What happened to the soldiers who shot the colonists?

• They all returned to England without having to go to trial.

• They were tarred and feathered by a colonist mob.

• They remained in jail under after the Revolutionary War.

• Six went free while two were found guilty of manslaughter.

Who was Crispus Attucks?

• A runaway slave killed in the Boston Massacre

• A private in the British army

• The judge in the Boston Massacre trial

• The first British soldier to shoot a colonist

• The captain in charge of the British soldiers

Which answer best explains why the Boston Massacre is considered a "turning point in history?"

• It was an event leading to the Revolutionary War.

• It was a tragic event that changed many colonists attitudes to support independence from Great Britain.

• It was a horrible attack on colonist from the British Redcoats guarding the Customs House in Boston.

• It was betrayal of loyalty.