Traditional View
British Commander
Paul Revere
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What is the “traditional” view of what caused the event?
The “traditional” was the American view, the American view was anything that puts the British at fault.
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What was the British commander’s view of the events and how did it differ from the colonists view of events?
The commander was raising the sword and giving the order to fire. The British soldiers in uniform had their rifles, but the colonists had nothing and were just barehanded. The commander view is that the soldiers demanded to fire and they were following regular protocol however the colonist believed that they fired for no reason.
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What did the engraving show?
The engraving shows the Boston Massacre event unfolding in front of the State House.
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What does Massacre mean?
To deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people).
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What was interesting about George Washington’s “hair”?
His hair was real, not a wig.
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What happened during the Boston Massacre?
On March 5, 1770 there was an argument between some colonist and British Private Hugh White. The argument escalated as the crowd on colonist increased and started to throw snowballs, sticks, and etc. at the Private White. Causing 5 deaths and 6 injuries.
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Did the British Commander order his men to fire at the citizens of Boston? Yes or No?
Yes because they were found guilty in court.
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What was the purpose of the engraving?
The author used it as a propaganda piece to advance the cause of Independence.
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True or False? The Boston residents gathered at the local customs house to demonstrate their anger over the various taxes Parliament had recently imposed upon the colonies.
TRUE.
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Pompeii population was estimated around 15,000 and about 2000 people died in the disaster.
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Who was the first person shot in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks.
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What did the British Commander and his men get charged with in court? And what was their punishment?
The men were charged with manslaughter and were branded (burned) with an “M” on their thumbs.
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Why was Paul Revere important to the American Revolution?
Paul Revere is important because of his most famous engraving called the “ Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in Kings Street in Boston.”
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Name three things colonists were taxed on.
American colonies were taxed on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead.
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What was Hitler addicted to?
He was addicted to chocolate and would consume 1 kilogram of chocolate per day. He was a sweet lover and used to take a daily dose of pastries and cakes.