the boston massacre. true massacre? massacre: the act or an instance of killing a number of usually...
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True Massacre?
Massacre:
The act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
Daniele da Volterra 1509-1566
Or Propaganda?
Propaganda:
The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
What Happened?
• March 5, 1770• Children Passing by the Custom House
began throwing snowballs at a British sentry
• A mob formed, throwing stones and sticks• 1 British soldier fired, causing panic• End Result, 5 dead and 6 wounded
colonists
Events leading up to Conflict
• Quartering Act- forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers
• Incident at Ropewalk- March 2, 1770 disagreement between dockworker and soldier led to violence
• General fear of British Soldiers restricting Colonists Rights.
What do you See?
• Who is attacking who?
• Are the Colonists Armed
• How does the painting make you feel?
What do you see?
• What are the differences between this picture and Paul Revere’s?
• How does this picture make you feel about the Colonists and the British Soldiers?
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