Who, Where, When, Why and How it started
Where did the battle start?
Boston
Samuel Adams
Forged the term "Boston Massacre" to bring to attention the cruelness of the event and reform support against the British
What did the Boston Massacre became a rallying cry for?
patriotism in the colonies
When did the battle start?
It occurred on March 5th, 1770
Crispus Attucks
Killed in massacre by British troops
Who was in the battle?
British soldiers vs. colonists
Paul Revere
painted the original picture of the Boston Massacre
What did the British refer the battle to?
The British referred to the battle "Incident on King Street"
How did the battle start?
British soldiers fired at the colonists with muskets
Captain Thomas Preston
the leader of the British troops
What did the colonists throw at the British soldiers?
Rocks
Why did the battle start?
It started because colonists were angry about unfair taxes and British soldiers in their town
Thomas Hutchinson
He separated the groups from rivalry
Can anyone name any other colonists that were killed?
Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr