- 1. When did the Boston Massacre occur?
A) September 3, 1783
B) April 19, 1775
C) July 4, 1776
D) March 5, 1770
- 2. Which British regiment was involved in the Boston Massacre?
A) Coldstream Guards
B) Blues and Royals
C) Royal Welch Fusiliers
D) 29th Regiment of Foot
- 3. Who was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre?
A) Samuel Adams
B) Crispus Attucks
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Hutchinson
- 4. How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
A) 8
B) 5
C) 10
D) 2
- 5. Who was the British captain in charge of the soldiers during the Boston Massacre?
A) George Washington
B) Paul Revere
C) John Hancock
D) Thomas Preston
- 6. Who defended the British soldiers during their trial following the Boston Massacre?
A) Samuel Adams
B) Thomas Paine
C) Patrick Henry
D) John Adams
- 7. Which engraving, created by Paul Revere, exaggerated the events of the Boston Massacre?
A) The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street
B) The Boston Tea Party
C) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
D) The Battle of Bunker Hill
- 8. Who was the governor of Massachusetts at the time of the Boston Massacre?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Hutchinson
C) John Hancock
D) Samuel Adams
- 9. Who is believed to have been the one to give the order to 'fire' during the Boston Massacre?
A) Captain Thomas Preston
B) Paul Revere
C) John Adams
D) George Washington
- 10. Who was the political cartoonist who created engravings portraying the Boston Massacre in a biased light?
A) John Singleton Copley
B) Paul Revere
C) Gilbert Stuart
D) Benjamin West
- 11. Which British commander stationed the troops in Boston that later led to the Boston Massacre?
A) John Burgoyne
B) George Washington
C) Benedict Arnold
D) Thomas Gage
- 12. What was the occupation of Samuel Gray, one of the victims of the Boston Massacre?
A) Tailor
B) Blacksmith
C) Ropemaker
D) Merchant
- 13. Which law required colonists to house British soldiers, leading to increased tension in Boston?
A) Townshend Acts
B) Quartering Act
C) Stamp Act
D) Intolerable Acts
- 14. Which of the following colonies organized a committee to investigate the Boston Massacre?
A) Pennsylvania
B) Virginia
C) New York
D) Massachusetts
- 15. Which British act had escalated tensions leading up to the Boston Massacre?
A) Sugar Act
B) Intolerable Acts
C) Stamp Act
D) Townshend Acts
- 16. The Boston Massacre marked a turning point in what event?
A) Industrial Revolution
B) American Revolution
C) Russian Revolution
D) French Revolution
- 17. How many British soldiers were eventually acquitted of manslaughter charges related to the Boston Massacre?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 6
- 18. Which British King was on the throne during the Boston Massacre?
A) George III
B) George II
C) George IV
D) William IV
- 19. Which of the following was not one of the roles that colonists used to refer to the events at the Boston Massacre?
A) Incident at King's Street
B) Incident on King Street
C) Tea Party
D) Bloody Monday
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