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Setting
#1 What state did the Boston Massacre occur in? Massachusetts
#2 What building did the Boston Massacre occur outside of? Outside of the State House
#3 Who was the battle between? Colonist (American) and British
#4 What street did the Boston Massacre take place on? King Street (known today as State Street)
#5 What date did the Boston Massacre start on? March 5, 1770
Miscellaneous
#1 How many Civilians were killed following the Boston Massacre? Five
#2 Define the Townshend Act? import tax on goods such as: Tea, Glass, Paper and other Products
#3 What role did John Adams play in the Boston Massacre? The Lawyer for the Soldier
#4 What role did Samuel Quincy play in the Boston Massacre? Served as the Prosecution
#5 What do most historians consider the Boston Massacre? The first battle of the Revolutionary War
Causes
#1 What actions by the British in 1768 caused conflict leading up to the Boston Massacre? in 1768 the British sent troops to protect the customs commissioner, which caused the most clash
#2 Who was the First soldier to fire his gun? (after being struck in the head with a rock) Private Montgomery
#3 Name two of the things colonist threw at the British before Shots were fired? All beginning with "S" Snowballs, Sticks and Stones
#4 At the start, How many Civilians gathered outside the State House on the night of March 5? Fifty
#5 What act were the Colonist upset about? Townshend Act
Important People
#1 Who was the Privates name standing guard outside of the State house? Private Hugh White
#2 Who was the first citizen to insult the crowd? He was struck; which in ranged the mob Edward Garrick
#3 Who was the Captain during the Boston Massacre? Governer Thomas Preston
#4 Who was the Governor during the time? Governor Hutchinson
#5 Who was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre? and is considered "the first martyr" of American Independence Crispus Attucks
True or False
#1 The colonist were Arm-less during the Boston Massacre? True
#2 Captain Thomas Preston was found guilty of Murder? False
#3 The Civilians throwing rock at the British deserved to be shot? False
#4 The British passed the Intolerable Act in Response to the Boston Massacre? True
#5 The soldiers narrowly escaped the death penalty through a legal loophole that exempted clergymen, including men with the ability to read or recite biblical passages, from secular courts, and their thumbs were branded with the letter “M”, for manslaughter, to prevent them from using the loophole again? True
Final Question
Name three of the five people kill during the Boston Massacre? Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Crispus Attackus, Patrick Carr, Samuel Maverick