- 1. When did the Boston Massacre occur?
A) July 4, 1776
B) April 19, 1775
C) September 3, 1783
D) March 5, 1770
- 2. Which British regiment was involved in the Boston Massacre?
A) Blues and Royals
B) Coldstream Guards
C) 29th Regiment of Foot
D) Royal Welch Fusiliers
- 3. Who was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre?
A) Crispus Attucks
B) Samuel Adams
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Hutchinson
- 4. How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
A) 2
B) 10
C) 5
D) 8
- 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) Thomas Paine
B) Samuel Adams
C) Patrick Henry
D) John Adams
- 7. Which engraving, created by Paul Revere, exaggerated the events of the Boston Massacre?
A) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
B) The Battle of Bunker Hill
C) The Boston Tea Party
D) The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street
- 8. Who was the governor of Massachusetts at the time of the Boston Massacre?
A) Thomas Hutchinson
B) John Adams
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) John Adams
C) George Washington
D) Paul Revere
- 10. Who was the political cartoonist who created engravings portraying the Boston Massacre in a biased light?
A) Gilbert Stuart
B) Benjamin West
C) Paul Revere
D) John Singleton Copley
- 11. Which British commander stationed the troops in Boston that later led to the Boston Massacre?
A) Benedict Arnold
B) Thomas Gage
C) John Burgoyne
D) George Washington
- 12. What was the occupation of Samuel Gray, one of the victims of the Boston Massacre?
A) Ropemaker
B) Merchant
C) Blacksmith
D) Tailor
- 13. Which law required colonists to house British soldiers, leading to increased tension in Boston?
A) Stamp Act
B) Intolerable Acts
C) Townshend Acts
D) Quartering Act
- 14. Which of the following colonies organized a committee to investigate the Boston Massacre?
A) Massachusetts
B) Pennsylvania
C) Virginia
D) New York
- 15. Which British act had escalated tensions leading up to the Boston Massacre?
A) Townshend Acts
B) Intolerable Acts
C) Stamp Act
D) Sugar Act
- 16. The Boston Massacre marked a turning point in what event?
A) French Revolution
B) Russian Revolution
C) American Revolution
D) Industrial Revolution
- 17. How many British soldiers were eventually acquitted of manslaughter charges related to the Boston Massacre?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 6
D) 8
- 18. Which British King was on the throne during the Boston Massacre?
A) George III
B) George IV
C) William IV
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) Tea Party
B) Incident on King Street
C) Incident at King's Street
D) Bloody Monday
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