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Boston Massacre

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

2.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
3.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
4.

When did the Boston Massacre happen?

a)

1000 B.C.

b)

March 5, 1770

c)

March 15, 1770

d)

April 18, 1781

5.

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

Hector

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Sam Adams

d)

John Adams

6.

Who was the British officer of the watch when the shooting occurred?

a)

Captain Morgan

b)

Colonel John Adams

c)

Captain Thomas Preston

d)

Sergeant Benedict Arnold

e)

General Thomas Gage

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Where did the Boston Massacre occur?

a)

Boston

b)

King Street

c)

In front of the custom house

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

9.

Ideas, information. Distributed for purpose of winning people over, often without truth or fairness.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Debate

c)

Newspaper

d)

Political Cartoons

10.
Captain Preston claimed that he was standing behind his men and gave no ________ to fire.
a)
command
b)
excuse
c)
reason
d)
gun
11.
Who is responsible for this rendering of the events on March 5, 1770?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Adams
d)
John Hancock
12.
This rendering of the events on March 5, 1770 is considered ____________ by some because it depicts the scene in a bias fashion against the British.
a)
propaganda
b)
historical
c)
fallacy
d)
fact
13.
This painting of the Boston Massacre supports the ___________ side of the story from March 5, 1770.
a)
British
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Patriots
d)
Second Continental Congress
14.
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.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Adams
15.

Was Paul Revere a Loyalist or Patriot?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Neither

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