Boston Massacre CR

Organize these details into the sources the belong to:

Groups:

(a) Source #1 History Channel

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(b) Source #2 Revere's Engraving

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(c) Source #3: Preston's Account

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(d) All sources

• Primary source - Redcoat perspective/bias
• Both sides are yelling at each other
• Captain of redcoats did not order men to fire
• Redcoats were insulted and dared to fire by the crowd
• Primary source - colonist perspective/bias
• Crispus Attucks first colonist killed
• Colonists have no weapons on them
• Redcoats were surrounded by the crowd
• Private Montgomery hit by colonists
• No sign of snow on the ground
• Captian of redcoats orders men to fire
• Night time setting
• Several redcoats hit by colonists
• Edward Garrick gets hit first
• Snowballs thrown at redcoats
• Shots fired by the redcoats, some colonists died
• Event happens in downtown Boston
• Secondary source, not from the time period

On the night of March 5th, 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts ​ (a)   were killed by ​ (b)   , led by ​ (c)   .

• 4 colonists
• redcoat officers
• Captain Thomas Preston
• 4 redcoats
• colonists
• Edward Garrick

CLAIM

Copy and Finish the sentence:

The ________ (colonists or redcoats) were responsible for the Boston Massacre because __________.

EVIDENCE

Copy and Finish the sentence:

Based on the History Channel reenactment, ___________________.

EVIDENCE

Copy and Finish the sentence:

Based on the Paul Revere's Engraving, ___________________.

EVIDENCE

Copy and Finish the sentence:

Based on the Captain Thomas Preston's Account, ___________________.