Boston Massacre

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1.Describe 1 similarity and 1 difference between the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts2. In your opinion, which act was harsher? Why?

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What are we doing today?

• Primary Source reading of the Boston Massacre

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On your slate...What is a massacre? What do you visualize when you hear this word?

Prediction: What is the Boston Massacre?

Does this picture look like a massacre to you? Why or why not?

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• Remember to answer in complete sentences, and “justify” each answer.

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• Label each primary source account as either First Person, Second Person, Third Person Limited, or Third Person Omniscient. Be ready to justify.

The TrialDuring the fall of 1770, trials were held for the thirteen men indicted for the murder of Boston civilians on that night, March 5, 1770. Some historians consider this the most important trial of the eighteenth century. Who better to handle the defense of these men than John Adams, a patriot and a man of absolute character. His task was difficult. In order to defend the soldiers, he had to allow testimony proving the terrible behavior of the Boston mob. If the soldiers were found guilty, they would be hanged and the relations between Great Britain and America would explode.

The Outcome

Captain Preston was acquitted, as were most of the soldiers. Two soldiers, however, were found guilty of manslaughter. They were burned on the left thumb and discharged.

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Primary Source #5

1. Is John Adams proud of his role as defense attorney for Captain Preston and the other British soldiers? What words or sentences from this quotation support that?

2. John Adams still believed that the term “massacre” was appropriate. Even though he was the defense attorney, what is his reason for making such a statement?

• Based on this engraving, who looks like the victims, the British soldiers or the American colonists? Explain.

• Paul Revere, an American, made this engraving. Why is this important information when interpreting this piece of art?

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