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 |
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 |