Boston Massacre

Townshend Acts taxed ...

• sugar

• tea

• glass

• paper

The first man killed in the Boston Massacre was an African American named Crispus Attuck.

• True

• False

Who represented the soldiers in trial?

• Samuel Adams

• John Locke

• John Adams

• George Washington

To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms.

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Petition

• Preamble

What did the colonists call the British soldiers?

• Lobster backs,Blood backs

• Crab backs, Blood backs

• Redcoats, Bear backs

• Big red backs, Crimson Backs

How many colonists died

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 8

The crowd of colonists was peaceful.

• True
• False

What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?

• Manure
• Snowballs
• Paper
• Hay

Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.

• True
• False

What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?

• They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
• They wanted the ships to leave
• They thought the tea was priced too high
• They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government