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The Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre. By: Ty Thorpe. Main Menu. WHO Was Involved?. British Captain Thomas Preston Was in charge of British troops. British Soldiers were in charge of keeping the Town under British rule. Colonist Crispus Attucks was the first man to be killed.

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The Boston Massacre

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  1. The Boston Massacre By: Ty Thorpe

  2. Main Menu

  3. WHO Was Involved? • British • Captain Thomas Preston Was in charge of British troops. • British Soldiers were in charge of keeping the Town under British rule. • Colonist • Crispus Attucks was the first man to be killed. • Paul Revere painted a poster to anger the British and arouse the colonies. MAIN MENU

  4. WHERE Did It Happen? • In the middle of a road • In front of the customs house. • On King Street MAIN MENU

  5. WHY Did It Happen? • Shots fired into a crowd • Towns people shouted insults at a British Sentry. • A kid got hit by a British Solider. • The kid brought his friends with him. • The towns people threw sticks, stones, and snowballs. MAIN MENU

  6. WHEN Did It Happen? • Time • March 5, 1770 • At night • Weather • Cold • Snowy MAIN MENU

  7. WHAT Happened? • Towns people • Red coats fired at an ignescent towns people • 400 people got closer and closer to a British Solider • Red Coats • British Soldiers' fired at the Colonist and killed 3 and injured 2. MAIN MENU

  8. OTHER Information • Boston • Boston built a monument in memory of those who died. • A town meeting was called to get rid of the British officer. • Red Coats • 2 Red Coats were branded on the thumb. MAIN MENU

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY “Boston Massacre.” Kid port reference library: Social Studies. Kid Port, nod. Web. 7 Feb. 2011. <http://www.kidort.com//‌us history/‌American revolution/massacre.htm#title>. Egger-Bovet, Howard, and Marlene Smith-Baranzini. USKIDS History: Book of the American Revolution. Boston: Little,brown and company, 1994. Print. Kirby, Martin James. “Boston Massacre.” World Book. 2011. Print. Rechet - Penner, Lucille. The Liberty Tree. New York: Random House, 1998. Print. MAIN MENU

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