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  • True or False: After the Boston Massacre, the British got rid of all the taxes.
    False
  • What famous patriot created the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre that circulated through the colonies?
    Paul Revere
  • Why did the colonists call the event the "Boston Massacre"?
    They wanted to make the British look bad and convince the other colonists to unite against the British Parliament.
  • What is the definition of a massacre?
    when many people are killed at one time
  • True or False: The engraving of the Boston Massacre showed what really happened that day.
    False
  • True or False: Crispus Attucks, a former slave, was one of the first to die during the Boston Massacre.
    True
  • True or False: The British soldier who first fired into the crowd intended to kill a colonist
    False
  • What was the date of the Boston Massacre?
    March 5, 1770
  • What did the colonists do to the British soldiers before the Boston Massacre began?
    Colonists started throwing snowballs and making fun of a British soldier.
  • How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
    Five colonists
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