- 1. When did the Boston Massacre occur?
A) March 5, 1770
B) July 4, 1776
C) April 19, 1775
D) September 3, 1783
- 2. Which British regiment was involved in the Boston Massacre?
A) Royal Welch Fusiliers
B) Blues and Royals
C) Coldstream Guards
D) 29th Regiment of Foot
- 3. Who was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre?
A) Thomas Hutchinson
B) Samuel Adams
C) John Adams
D) Crispus Attucks
- 4. How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 2
D) 5
- 5. Who was the British captain in charge of the soldiers during the Boston Massacre?
A) Paul Revere
B) John Hancock
C) Thomas Preston
D) George Washington
- 6. Who defended the British soldiers during their trial following the Boston Massacre?
A) Patrick Henry
B) John Adams
C) Thomas Paine
D) Samuel Adams
- 7. Which engraving, created by Paul Revere, exaggerated the events of the Boston Massacre?
A) The Boston Tea Party
B) The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street
C) The Battle of Bunker Hill
D) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
- 8. Who was the governor of Massachusetts at the time of the Boston Massacre?
A) Thomas Hutchinson
B) Samuel Adams
C) John Adams
D) John Hancock
- 9. Who is believed to have been the one to give the order to 'fire' during the Boston Massacre?
A) Captain Thomas Preston
B) George Washington
C) John Adams
D) Paul Revere
- 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) Ropemaker
B) Tailor
C) Merchant
D) Blacksmith
- 13. Which law required colonists to house British soldiers, leading to increased tension in Boston?
A) Intolerable Acts
B) Stamp Act
C) Townshend Acts
D) Quartering Act
- 14. Which of the following colonies organized a committee to investigate the Boston Massacre?
A) New York
B) Massachusetts
C) Virginia
D) Pennsylvania
- 15. Which British act had escalated tensions leading up to the Boston Massacre?
A) Sugar Act
B) Intolerable Acts
C) Townshend Acts
D) Stamp Act
- 16. The Boston Massacre marked a turning point in what event?
A) Russian Revolution
B) American Revolution
C) Industrial Revolution
D) French Revolution
- 17. How many British soldiers were eventually acquitted of manslaughter charges related to the Boston Massacre?
A) 2
B) 8
C) 4
D) 6
- 18. Which British King was on the throne during the Boston Massacre?
A) William IV
B) George III
C) George II
D) George 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) Tea Party
B) Incident on King Street
C) Incident at King's Street
D) Bloody Monday
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