The Boston Massacre Warm-Up: Take your seat and remain quiet so we can begin a game of telephone. Warm-Up: Take your seat and remain quiet so we can begin a game of telephone.

Fact, Fiction, & Exaggeration  Various perspective are extremely important in history.  It is often said that history is merely facts, however, that is not always the case.  Various perspective are extremely important in history.  It is often said that history is merely facts, however, that is not always the case.

Just the Facts  The colonists taunted the British soldiers by calling them “lobster- backs” and throwing snow/ ice at them.  The British soldiers fired into the crowd and five people lay dead or dying.  The colonists taunted the British soldiers by calling them “lobster- backs” and throwing snow/ ice at them.  The British soldiers fired into the crowd and five people lay dead or dying.

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Closing: Think about what we learned about perspectives. How might the European version of United States history be different (especially when learning about the colonies) Think about what we learned about perspectives. How might the European version of United States history be different (especially when learning about the colonies)