Boston Massacre Review

Which year did the Boston Massacre occur?

• 1800

• 1783

• 1765

• 1770

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

• Crispus Attucks

Who defended the British soldiers during their trial?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?

• 10

• 7

• 5

• 3

Where did the Boston Massacre occur? 

• Philadelphia
• New York City 
• Washington D.C.
• Boston

Which event started the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers fired on a crowd of angry colonists.

• Colonists attacked and killed British soldiers.

• Native Americans were attacked by land-seeking colonists.

• Colonists threw barrels of tea into Boston Harbor.

The crowd of colonists was peaceful.

• True
• False

Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.

• True
• False

Which of the following caused the American colonists to protest?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townsend Acts

• All of the above

• Taxation Without Representation

What was the general cause of tension between the colonists and Great Britain ?

• Language barriers

• Religious conflicts

• Lack of resources in the colonies

• Taxation without representation