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Sol 6c
Boston Massacre Trial-John Adams Questions
Note: Use complete sentences with proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization (Your LA teacher
should be able to understand what the video story is about).
1. During the opening 13 seconds of the video, who was the British captain accused of ordering his
men to fire into a crowd?
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2. During the 1st minute of the video, what did the boys do to provoke the British soldier?
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3. During the 1st minute of the video, who was introduced to the viewer as the defense attorney
for the British soldiers?
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4. When did this event occur? (1st minute of video)
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5. What did Mr. Holland identify as being thrown at the British soldiers? (3rd minute)
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6. How many boys and men were present at this event? (4th minute)
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7. Identify what group of people was trying to intimidate Mr. Holland during his testimony? (5th
minute)
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8. What did Richard Palms testify to concerning Captain Preston? (9th minute)
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9. Explain what the significance of Captain Preston standing in front in of his line of soldiers instead
of behind them was. (9th minute)
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10. Which British soldier was identified as firing the first shot? (10th minute) 10 a. Explain why he
fired.
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