The Boston Massacre (it really wasn’t a massacre)

I) The Boston Massacre A) On March 5, 1770 an angry group of colonist gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiersA) On March 5, 1770 an angry group of colonist gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiers

I) The Boston Massacre A) On March 5, 1770 an angry group gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiersA) On March 5, 1770 an angry group gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiers –1. the crowd threw rocks, sticks, snowballs, ice chunks

I) The Boston Massacre A) On March 5, 1770 an angry group gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiersA) On March 5, 1770 an angry group gathered in Boston to taunt British soldiers –1. the crowd threw rocks, sticks, snowballs, ice chunks B) The frightened soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing 5 and wounding several moreB) The frightened soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing 5 and wounding several more

I) The Boston Massacre C) Crispus Attucks was the first man killedC) Crispus Attucks was the first man killed

I) The Boston Massacre C) Crispus Attucks was the first man killedC) Crispus Attucks was the first man killed –1. a freed slave, and a member of the Sons of Liberty

I) The Boston Massacre C) Crispus Attucks was the first man killedC) Crispus Attucks was the first man killed –1. a freed slave, and a member of the Sons of Liberty D) John Adams would successfully defend the soldiers in court, showing that they were provoked into actionD) John Adams would successfully defend the soldiers in court, showing that they were provoked into action

I) The Boston Massacre E) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti- British supportE) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti- British support

I) The Boston Massacre E) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti- British supportE) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti- British support –1. called the event the “Boston Massacre”

I) The Boston Massacre E) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti- British supportE) Sam Adams, member of the Sons of Liberty, saw this as a chance to gain anti- British support –1. called the event the “Boston Massacre” –2. Paul Revere made an engraving showing soldiers firing on unarmed citizens