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British
Patriots
Massacre
Trial
100
Who wanted a chance to form a new self-regulating government?
Who is John Adams
100
Which law was passed that ordered American colonists to house British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act
100
What did patriots want most?
What is freedom from British rule
100
When did the Boston Massacre take place?
What is March 5, 1770
100
Who defended the British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial?
Who is John Adams
200
Who was the captain of the redcoats that intervened during the Massacre?
Who is Captain Thomas Preston
200
What is the popular name that was given to the British soldiers because of the color of their uniforms?
What is the redcoats
200
What was a popular nickname for patriots?
What are Whigs
200
How many American casualties suffered during the massacre?
What is 5
200
How many British soldiers were found not guilty?
What is 6
300
Who was John Adam's cousin and loyal patriot?
Who is Sam Adams
300
Who ruled over the British government during the time of the Boston Massacre?
Who is King George III
300
What secret society was formed to protect the rights of the American colonists?
What is The Sons of Liberty
300
The massacre is said to have started by what?
What is a snowball fight
300
How many British soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter?
What is 2
400
Who was the first casualty during the Boston Massacre?
Who is Crispus Attucks
400
Which acts were passed that imposed taxes on the American colonists to pay for the British military?
What are the Townshend Acts of 1767
400
The Sons of Liberty formed in 1765 in opposition to which act?
What is the Stamp Act
400
Where did the massacre take place?
What is the Customs House on King Street
400
What argument did John Adams present that helped acquit some of the British soldiers?
What is self defense
500
Which artist did Sam Adams recruit to paint a picture of the massacre?
Who is Paul Revere
500
In what year did the British fleet sail into the Boston harbor?
What is 1768
500
Who was the governor that had the British soldiers arrested after the Boston massacre?
Who is Thomas Hutchinson
500
Who coined the term, "The Boston Massacre?"
Who is Sam Adams
500
Who was the prosecuting attorney in the trial?
Who is Samuel Quincy