2nd Year history
Video clip 1: the Boston Massacre
Causes of the American Revolution
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1. Watch the video clip and answer these questions:
1. What event is being re-enacted here?
2. What two groups faced each other in this event?
3. How big is the mob that gathered in Boston?
4. What colour are the coats worn by the British soldiers?
5. What act do the soldiers have to read to the crowd before they can attack them?
6. How many people were killed in the attacks by the soldiers?
2. This is a drawing of the Boston massacre by Paul Revere. It is a primary source because it
was made close to the time that the event took place.
(a) Do you think that the artist was a
supporter or an opponent of British rule in
America? Why?
(b) Apart from the Boston Massacre, give
two reasons why the American colonies
rebelled against British rule.
3. Read the cartoon and answer the questions below.
(a) How many colonies did Britain have in America?
(b) Why did the British force the colonists (Americans) to pay lots of new taxes?
(c) What incident happened during a protest in Boston?
(d) What did the colonists dress up as when they went aboard the boats in Boston harbour?