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