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Paul Revere’s Engraving of the Boston Massacre
Look at the picture and answer the following:
1.
Where is Captain Preston, the British commander?
2.
What is he doing?
3.
Where are the troops?
4.
Describe the British troops.
5.
Describe the crowd (Colonists).
6.
What is the crowd doing?
7.
What time of day is it?
Revere changed the sign on the building to read “Butcher's Hall”
instead of Customs House.
1. What effect might this alteration have had on viewers?
2. Revere was probably not present at the Boston Massacre. How did
Revere depict the Boston Massacre?
3.
What evidence can you provide to support your interpretation?
4. How do you think Revere intended his viewers to understand the
event?
5.
Describe the two leadership styles (British & Colonists).
6. Why did several people who witnessed the same event recall it
differently? What does this phenomenon tell you about the study of history?