The Boston Massacre

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The Boston Massacre

• Boston Massacre Investigation
• Examine each picture.
• Determine what really happened.

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Historical Investigation

• Paul Revere made an engraving of the Boston
  Massacre soon after the attack.
• List the people in each picture.
• What else is in the picture?
• What are the soldiers and people doing?
• What was the result of the action?

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Boston Massacre/Paul Revere
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Massacre Propaganda

• Why do you think this picture was put in the
  colonial newspapers quickly?
• Why did they call it The Boston Massacre?
• How did this help the cause of those who wanted
  Revolution?
• Who was missing from the picture?

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Boston Massacre/Painting
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A Different View

• What do you notice different about the later
  painting of the Boston Massacre?
• What do some of the Americans have in their
  hands?
• Who is in this picture that does not appear to be
  in the Paul Revere engraving?
• Is this a Massacre or mob action by the Americans?

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Grave Stone of the Victims
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Old North Church
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The Boston Massacre