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Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre. By: Kade Olson. INSTER PICTURE URL HERE!. Main Menu. WHO Was Involved?. Colonists Crispin Attucks was a runaway slave killed in the Boston massacre. John Adams served general George Washington British Captain Preston was in charge of the British soldiers.

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Boston Massacre

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  1. Boston Massacre By: Kade Olson INSTER PICTURE URL HERE!

  2. Main Menu

  3. WHO Was Involved? • Colonists • Crispin Attucks was a runaway slave killed in the Boston massacre. • John Adams served general George Washington • British • Captain Preston was in charge of the British soldiers PUT PICTURE HERE MAIN MENU

  4. WHERE Did It Happen? • This event happened March 5th, 1770 • This event also happened in the court house • This event also happened at Boston Harbor MAIN MENU

  5. WHY Did It Happen? • This event happened because towns people called red coats names • This event also happened because children and adults threw snowballs and rocks at the British • A riot began when 50-60 Colonists began threatening Captain Preston and his men MAIN MENU

  6. WHEN Did It Happen? • This event happened March 5th ,1770 • This event also happened March 6th,1770 • This event also happened March 7th ,1770 MAIN MENU

  7. WHAT Happened? • British • Captain Preston was dragged to court for shooting the Colonists • The red coats fired on towns people three killed two were dying and six others wounded • Colonists • The towns people threw rocks and hit them with clubs and called them names MAIN MENU

  8. OTHER Information • British • The British had a plan to signal the other British troops • Two of the red coats were branded on the thumb and were dismissed from the British army • Colonists • The colonists made the name Boston Massacre to rally against the British police MAIN MENU

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY • Howard, Egger, and Marlene Smith. US Kids Book of American Revolution. Boston : Little Brown and Company, 1994. Print. • James, Kirby, Martin. “Boston Massacre.” World Book Online. 2011. World Book Student. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. http://www.WorldBookOnline.com/BostonMassacre. • Penner, Luicill. The Liberty Tree. New York: Random House, 1998. Print. MAIN MENU

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