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The Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre. When It All Happened. March 5 th , 1770, on King Street, Edward Gerrish yelled complaints at a British soldier. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/BostonMassacre_ca1870. What Happened Next.

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The Boston Massacre

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  1. The Boston Massacre

  2. When It All Happened • March 5th, 1770, on King Street, Edward Gerrish yelled complaints at a British soldier. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/BostonMassacre_ca1870

  3. What Happened Next • Edward Gerrish left only to return shortly. When Gerrish returned he came back with a group of people yelling and complaining too. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/The_bloody_massacre_by_Paul_Revere.jpg

  4. The Colonist’s Reaction • The British soldiers did not listen or care. So the colonists threw huge ice balls and rocks at the soldiers. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/BostonMassacre_byAlonzoChappel1878.png

  5. How the British Reacted • The British reacted by taking fire at the colonists. These shots wounded 11 people and killed 5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/1835_AmericanMagazine_illus_byAHartwell_v1_no5.png

  6. The Deaths • There were 5 deaths during the Boston Massacre. The 5 people who died were Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, Samual Maverick, and Patrick Car. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Boston_massacre_grave_20040930_105414_1.627x1068.jpg

  7. Credits • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/BostonMassacre_ca1870 • hthttp://www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.htmltp:// • www.bostonmassacre.net/gravure.htm http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/BostonMassacre_byAlonzoChappel1878.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/1835_AmericanMagazine_illus_byAHartwell_v1_no5.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Boston_massacre_grave_20040930_105414_1.627x1068.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/The_bloody_massacre_by_Paul_Revere.jpg

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