Causes of the American Revolution- Boston Massacre

• Social Studies

Boston Massacre

Provoked Self Defense 

or 

Justified Riot Met with Bloodshed

What do you know about the Boston Massacre?

In this lesson, we will evaluate the Boston Massacre and establish its cause, immediate effect, and long term impact on American History. 

Lets Define:

Massacre: 

the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty

00:54

Was the Boston Massacre:
Provoked Self Defense or
Justified Riot met with Bloodshed?

Self Defense

Justified Riot

02:11

How many colonists died during the shooting?

03:34

What recent events are being referred to?

Lets Talk.

Why do you think it's important we learn about the Boston Massacre and other events from 1770?

08:01

What year did the soldiers arrive in Boston?

1. 1770
2. 1768
3. 1769
4. 1767

08:50

Whose image has been the defining picture of the Boston Massacre for 200 years?

1. Samuel Adams
2. John Adams
3. Paul Revere
4. Crispus Attucks

10:23

Who is believed to be the first victim of the Boston Massacre?

1. Paul Revere
2. Patrick Carr
3. Samuel Gray
4. Crispus Attucks

11:08

When did the Boston Massacre occur?

Lets Define:

Propaganda: 

the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person

Lets Talk

Can you think of any modern examples of propaganda?

13:26

What was the weather for the Boston Massacre?

1. It was freezing
2. It was hot
3. It was raining
4. It was clear

16:52

Who defended the soldiers?

1. Samuel Adams
2. George Washington
3. Paul Revere
4. John Adams

Lets Talk

Why is eyewitness testimony unreliable? 

You can visit the spot of the Boston Massacre today.  Utilize the website on the next page to look at the current location and preservation of this important event.

www.revolutionaryspaces.org

Homework

Finish watching the Unsolved History episode linked on the next slide starting at the 18-minute mark.  Come prepared tomorrow for a review quiz and with questions from the episode.