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Primary Sources- Time Machine (1770): The Boston Massacre

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Read the passage Time Machine (1770): The Boston Massacre. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Time Machine (1770): The Boston Massacre. Then answer the questions below.
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Is this article useful for a historian who is writing a history of the Boston Massacre?

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Which quotes BEST reveal the perspective of the author on the events that took place during the Boston Massacre? Select two correct answers.

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Drag each action from the article on whether it was done by Boston townspeople or British soldiers.

  • killed three people and wounded eight others
  • fought with sticks, snowballs, and their own hands
  • fought with weapons such as rifles and bayonets
  • made the first act of violence, striking someone on the arm
  • gathered in a group of 30-40 in order to fight
  • Boston townspeople
  • British soldiers