Boston Massacre American Revolution Slides

Boston Massacre slides

1. Boston Massacre Less. 4, Amer. Rev. March 5, 1770

2. FQ: Why might the Boston Massacre hold so much significance?

3. Timeline Review French & Indian War 1754-1763 Proclamation of 1763 The Sugar Act (1764) and Stamp Act (1765) The Sugar and Stamp Acts repealed (1766) Townshend Act (1766), eventually repealed

4. Notebook Doodle In Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770, the colonists were not very happy. British soldiers had been sent to keep an eye on the people of Boston—soldiers in their red uniforms carrying muskets were everywhere. The soldiers were not too happy to be in Boston either. They would have rather been at home in England. As you can imagine, trouble was on the way with so many people angry at each other. It came on March 5, 1770. We don’t know exactly what started the fight between the soldiers and the townspeople. Some say that kids were throwing snowballs at soldiers. Others say the snowballs had rocks in them. A fight broke out, shots were fired, and by the time the fight ended, five colonists were dead. One of the dead was a Black man by the name of Crispus Attucks. He and the other four men were buried together in Boston. They were the first to die in the American Revolutionary War. {Teacher reads, students draw} Extra time? Draw, label, add color, insert captions, story bubbles, etc.

5. 4 Perspectives, Same Event: Perspective A In your notebooks: What do you see? Include pictures, colors, words, symbols). According to the artist, who were the good people? Bad people? Use “bullet points”

6. 4 Perspectives, Same Event: Perspective B In your notebooks: What do you see? Include pictures, colors, words, symbols). According to the artist, who were the good people? Bad people? Use “bullet points”

7. 4 Perspectives, Same Event: Perspective C In your notebooks: What do you see? Include pictures, colors, words, symbols). According to the artist, who were the good people? Bad people? Use “bullet points” Paul Revere named this engraving “The Bloody Massacre.” A massacre is a deadly attack on people. Which side of this fight do you think Paul Revere was on?

8. 4 Perspectives, Same Event: Perspective D In your notebooks: What do you see? Include pictures, colors, words, symbols). According to the artist, who were the good people? Bad people? Use “bullet points” This was made in 1868, almost 100 years after the actual Boston Massacre. How might that affect its accuracy?

9. Timeline Addition French & Indian War 1754-1763 Proclamation of 1763 The Sugar Act (1764) and Stamp Act (1765) The Sugar and Stamp Acts repealed (1766) Townshend Act (1766), eventually repealed Boston Massacre March 5, 1770

10. FQ Answer: Why might the Boston Massacre hold so much importance?