Boston Massacre

Questions and Answers

Taxation

Massacre (correct)

Battle

Revolution

To protect the American colonists

To collect taxes from the colonists (correct)

To regain control over the colonies

To declare war against America

The British government apologized to the colonists

The American colonists were severely injured

Five American colonists were killed (correct)

The British soldiers were killed

Because they were taxed on goods they bought Signup and view all the answers

The colonists felt that the taxes were unfair Signup and view all the answers

They sent more British soldiers to Boston Signup and view all the answers

The colonists became united against Britain Signup and view all the answers

They thought the taxes were unfair Signup and view all the answers

It united the colonists against Britain, leading to the Revolutionary War Signup and view all the answers

The colonists were ruled by Britain Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The Boston Massacre was a fight in 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts, where British soldiers killed five American colonists.
It was a mass killing of innocent people, which united the colonists against Britain and eventually led to the Revolutionary War.

Britain ruled the 13 American colonies, but started asking colonists to pay taxes, which led to tension.
The Townshend Acts required colonists to pay money to Britain when buying certain goods like paper, glass, and tea.
Colonists thought this tax was unfair, and British soldiers were sent to Boston to regain control, adding to the tension.

On March 5th, 1770, a big group of colonists gathered and started throwing snowballs and other things at the British soldiers.
The British soldiers reacted by firing into the crowd, killing five colonists.

News of the killings spread quickly through the colonies, and the event came to be known as the Boston Massacre.
The colonists were outraged, and now viewed Britain as an enemy, leading to a turning point in the relationship between Britain and America.
The Boston Massacre ultimately contributed to the Revolutionary War, which won America its independence from Britain.