1. Boston Massacre? Or Self Defense?

2. Look at the picture and answer the following: 1.Where is Captain Preston, the British commander? 2.What is he doing? 3.Where are the troops? 4.What are they doing? 5.Describe the crowd—its size, composition, and location. 6.What is the crowd doing? 7.What time of day is it? Which Crime Scene is the MOST Accurate? Questions to Analyze

3. Crime Scene #1

4. Crime Scene #2

5. Crime Scene #3

6. Crime Scene #4

7. Crime Scene #5

8. Thomas Preston http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassa cre/prestontrialexcerpts.html http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassa cre/prestontrialexcerpts.html http://www.bostonmassacre.net/new.htm Trial Testimony Boston Massacre Site