5.5 The Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770
•  How is the Quartering Act related to the
Boston Massacre?
Paul Revere’s Famous Engraving
Consider this •  Revere changed the sign on the building to read
“Butcher's Hall” instead of Customs House.
•  Although he probably knew eyewitnesses, Revere
was probably not present at the Boston Massacre.
•  Why did several people who witnessed the same
event recall it differently? What does this
phenomenon tell you about the study of history?
Bias
•  adjective1. slanting diagonally across the grain of
a fabric; "a bias fold"
verb 1. influence in an unfair way; "you are
biasing my choice by telling me yours" 2. cause to
be biased
Citation: "bias." WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 06 Nov. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bias>.
•  If you are prejudiced or “pre-judging” a situation,
picking one side over the other and expressing
opinions of that side, that is showing bias.
Propaganda
propaganda
1. (noun) information that is spread for the
purpose of promoting some cause
Citation: “propaganda." WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 06 Nov. 2007. <Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda>.
Cousin vs. Cousin
•  Sam Adams tries “to whip up Anti-British
feelings.”
•  John Adams defends the soldiers. He
believed everyone deserves a fair trial.
John Adams – lawyer for the British
soldiers
The Trial
•  John Adams doesn’t blame the soldiers. He
blames Parliament and King George III for
the Quartering Act.
•  Soldiers acted in “self defense.”
•  6 soldiers found NOT guilty. 2 found guilty
of manslaughter.
Bibliography
•  http://chnm.gmu.edu/
history120/18thcentury/bostonmassacre/
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