Social Studies - Boston Massacre

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

Who was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre

• Samuel Gray

• Crispus Attucks

• Patrick Carr

• Samuel Maverick

• James Caldwell

Which event started the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers fired on a crowd of angry colonists.

• Colonists attacked and killed British soldiers.

• Native Americans were attacked by land-seeking colonists.

• Colonists threw barrels of tea into Boston Harbor.

Is this statement true or false? The colonists supported the Stamp Act.

• True

• False

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

The Boston Massacre resulted in the removal of all taxes, except for the tax on _________________.

• Sugar

• Stamps

• Tea

• Metal

A former slave, who was killed in the Boston Massacre, was named_______________?

• Crispus Attucks

• James Quincy

• Paul Revere

• Quincy Jones