Next, analyze chappels engraving of the boston massacre also using the nara worksheet. This decision would later prove to be a mistake for the british. The people of boston threatened and harmed british customs officials trying to collect taxes. It will be an opportunity for students to look at a historical event from multiple perspectives using corroborating evidence. In this famous print of the boston massacre, paul revere shows the british soldiers. Swbat evaluate the extent to which colonial actions and reactions during the boston massacre were justifiable. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at american revolution boston massacre. It will include group work, whole class guided reading, and an individual assessment piece.
The boston massacre is the perfect event to teach your students the impact that bias and propaganda play in events by having students participate in a fluid discussion. Compare this image by a british printer with paul reveres image of the boston massacre, noting in particular the dramatic setting and action, the use of color, and the titles, etc. Donald trumps way of speaking is oddly adolescent the 11th hour msnbc duration. Then discuss whether revere would be considered a patriot or loyalist. Although largescale fighting between american minutemen and the british redcoats did not begin until 1775, the 1770 boston massacre gave each side a taste of what was to come. The boston massacre took place well in front of the balcony, and the massacre is now commemorated by a cobblestone circle in the square photo 2009. Analyze the coloring book handout and the image in your textbook of paul reveres engraving, the bloody massacre in kingstreet, march 5, 1770 boston, 1770. Boston massacre lesson plan for 4th 6th grade lesson. Apr 06, 2015 the boston massacre became infamous throughout the american colonies in a matter of weeks. The british instituted a number of new taxes, known as the townshend acts, on tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint prior to the boston massacre. The boston massacre occurred outside this building 8. Compare the elements paul revere used in his engraving by utilizing the information from additional handout titled compare the elements posted below. As you read the account, determine to which side the newspaper seemed most sympathetic. Produced just three weeks after the boston massacre, paul reveres historic engraving,the bloody massacre in kingstreet, was probably the most effective piece of war propaganda in american history.
Paul reveres engraving of the boston massacre, 1770 by the beginning of 1770, there were 4,000 british soldiers in boston, a city with 15,000 inhabitants, and tensions were running high. Prelude to the revolutionary war national park service. It began as a street brawl between american colonists and a. March 5, 1770 the presence of british troops in boston had long been a sore point among boston s radical politicians. Answer questions about different ways this event was. Paul reveres engraving of the boston massacre, 1770 ap us. Debates create a i am right, you are wrong mentality and students are less likely to listen to each other. A british view of rebellious boston, 1774 gilder lehrman.
Link to pdf of you could be drinking yourself sick campaign. But the most effective propaganda piece was paul reveres widely printed cartoon, the bloody massacre, an exaggerated misrepresentation of what really happened. March 5, 1770 the presence of british troops in boston had long been a sore point among bostons radical politicians. The boston tea party reading passage taxes were also complicated in great britain and the american colonies in the 1700s, especially taxes on tea. The boston massacre, also known as the incident on king street, was a street fight that occurred on march 5, 1770, between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones. Swbat identify valueladen words, propaganda, and other subtler forms of bias in historical documents. This is an opportunity to talk about propaganda during the revolution and. The series is intended for adult audiences, however, the only parts not suitable is some language that is used during the trial. Conduct a whole class discussion about the boston massacre.
Kingstreet was probably the most effective piece of war propaganda in american history. Mar 07, 2016 the bloody massacre perpetuated in king street, boston, on march 5, 1779. Symbols and propaganda from the boston massacre youtube. In imitation of a practice then in vogue in the cities and large towns of england, the gunpowder plot was annually celebrated in boston in colony times. This quiz worksheet combo will quickly measure your knowledge of the propaganda surrounding the boston massacre. Boston massacre, boston tea party, and intolerable acts. Boston massacre primary source analysis short answer. Asking the students to write what they see and describe the imagery of paul reveres drawing. He used it as propaganda to capitalize on colonial resentment of the british. The revolutionary war started soon after the boston massacre.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the boston. Kids these days are all too familiar with the word massacre, which makes this lesson surprising and challenging as they connect the reason a non massacre made such headlines. However, it has gone down in history as one of the best examples of propaganda around. Boston massacre propaganda and newspaper lesson plan and worksheet. Boston massacre article this article from the march 12, 1770 edition of the boston gazette recounted the events of the previous week that would come to be known as the boston massacre. The boston massacre is a fascinating event due to the simple fact that war propaganda alone transformed it from an unfortunate confrontation into a massacre. The boston massacre occurred on march 5, 1770 when british sol prior to the boston massacre the british had instituted a numb the killing of a group of defenseless people at one timethe i.
The court appointed samuel quincy, a strong tory british sympathizer, as special prosecutor. This lesson is also designed to open up a dialogue about historic. Write a paragraph that explains what you think happened at the boston massacre. Produced just three weeks after the boston massacre, paul reveres historic. Around the same time of the boston massacre, parliament decided once again to relent on taxation.
The segments pertaining to the boston massacre ends at time 43. With most of the taxes repealed, the massachusetts legislature was called back in session. The boston massacre the showdown between the british and the americans was not simply a war of words. Patriot leaders immediately circulated the news with heavy doses of propaganda. Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to. Boston massacre primary source analysis short answer question revere, paul. The boston massacre wasnt quite a massacre, as many people are aware. Boston massacre primary source analysis short answer question. Sam adams persuaded the town of boston to pay for a second.
This article explains the actual story of the bloody massacre a virulent example of propaganda that revere may have stolen during the revolutionary era. They will work through the worksheet with a partner. Paul reveres engraving of the boston massacre, 1770 introduction. The bloody massacre the truth behind paul reveres iconic woodcut of the boston massacre description. Revere, paul, 1770 notice how the british soldiers are shown standing in a straight line shooting their rifles in a regular volley, but when the fight actually happened both sides were angry and riotous.
It began as a street brawl between american colonists and a lone british soldier, but quickly. Lesson propoganda and the boston massacre betterlesson. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at american revolution boston massacre webquest print page. Students will look at the bloody massacre propaganda art students will refer back to the lists on the board to see what they had right or wrong. An escaped slave who was killed in the boston massacre teaching to the middle.
While the event certainly resulted in several patriot deaths, the term massacre is traditionally deemed an overdramatic one. Based without permission on an earlier drawing by henry pelham, reveres image was a masterful piece of propaganda that did more than advance the spin radical politicians wished to put on the event. After the boston massacre, the 5th of march was publicly celebrated instead of the 5th of november. Paul revere, the bloody massacre in kingstreet, march 5, 1770. This boston massacre lesson plan is suitable for 4th 6th grade. Henry pelhams depiction of the boston massacre, the fruits of arbitrary power, or the bloody massacre, was published in the spring of 1770. On the evening of march 5, crowds of day laborers, apprentices, and merchant sailors began to pelt british soldiers with snowballs and rocks. Tell students a little background knowledge about paul reveres job as a silversmith. Not an accurate depiction of the actual event, it shows an orderly line of british soldiers firing into an. Just three weeks after british soldiers shot and killed five bostonians and wounded six others, the silversmith and patriot paul revere produced this. In what way was paul reveres engraving a piece of propaganda for the. American revolution worksheets easy teacher worksheets.
The boston massacre began with a nighttime confrontation between a youth and a soldier in front of the customs house. The boston massacre, perpetrated on march the 5th, 1770 woodcut by paul revere a monumental inscription on the fifth of march broadside with woodcut by paul revere. The boston massacre katy independent school district. As a result, all the townshend duties were repealed except for the tax on tea. You must use the vocabulary of propaganda, civil disobedience, boycott and protest. Paul revere wasted no time in capitalizing on the massacre to highlight british tyranny and stir up antibritish sentiment among his fellow colonists. The boston massacre forced colonists to look at british rule differently. You can ask the students to debate the effectiveness of the broadsides as propaganda or assign an essay on that question.
The boston massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on march 5, 1770, on king street in boston. Boston massacre propaganda and newspaper lesson plan and. Answer the following questions by giving examples from the information and political cartoons above. The boston massacre was an important event in the relationship between great britain and the colonists. For the first time, a protest led to the death of colonists. Then display reveres engraving of the boston massacre and distribute page 1 of image analysis worksheet to students. Before you begin the lesson, you should share a brief agenda with students. The bloody massacre perpetrated in king street boston on march 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th regt. It will be taught in a sixth grade classroom in the american revolution unit. Massacre commemoration boston was the capital of the province of massachusetts bay and an important shipping town, and it was also a center of resistance to unpopular acts of taxation by the.