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Boston Massacre

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the colonists call the British soldiers?

a)

Lobster backs,Blood backs

b)

Crab backs, Blood backs

c)

Redcoats, Bear backs

d)

Big red backs, Crimson Backs

2.

How many colonists died

a)

3

b)

6

c)

5

d)

8

3.

Who was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre

a)

Samuel Gray

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Patrick Carr

d)

Samuel Maverick

e)

James Caldwell

4.

Which event started the Boston Massacre?

a)

British soldiers fired on a crowd of angry colonists.

b)

Colonists attacked and killed British soldiers.

c)

Native Americans were attacked by land-seeking colonists.

d)

Colonists threw barrels of tea into Boston Harbor.

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.
The crowd of colonists was peaceful.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
8.
Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

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

a)

Sugar

b)

Stamps

c)

Tea

d)

Metal

10.

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

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

James Quincy

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Quincy Jones

11.

How many soldiers were found guilty when they were put on trial for the Boston Massacre?

a)

none

b)

2

c)

5

d)

all of them