Quiz  /  Boston Massacre

  • 1. 
    How many Americans were killed in the Boston Massacre?

  • 300
  • 100
  • 20
  • 5

  • 2. 
    What was the name of the latest tax that the British had imposed on the American colonies?

  • Stamp Act
  • Adams Acts
  • Townsend Acts
  • Sugar Act

  • 3. 
    Who was the British officer of the watch when the shooting occurred?

  • Captain Thomas Preston
  • Sergeant Benedict Arnold
  • Captain Morgan
  • Colonel John Adams

  • 4. 
    What year did the Boston Massacre occur?

  • 1774
  • 1775
  • 1776
  • 1770

  • 5. 
    What happened immediately following the incident?

  • The Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and threw their tea into the water
  • The Americans gathered arms and attacked the British soldiers killing hundreds
  • The colonists dispersed and returned to their homes
  • The British tore through the town, destroying shops and homes

  • 6. 
    What happened to the soldiers who shot the colonists?

  • They were tarred and feathered by a colonist mob
  • They all returned to England without even standing trial
  • Six went free while two were found guilty of manslaughter
  • They were all hung for murder

  • 7. 
    What famous patriot defended the British soldiers in their trial?

  • Thomas Paine
  • Sam Adams
  • John Adams
  • George Washington

  • 8. 
    Who was Crispus Attucks?

  • The judge in the Boston Massacre trial
  • A runaway slave killed in the Boston Massacre
  • A private in the British army
  • The first British soldier to shoot a colonist

  • 9. 
    True or False: The colonists were throwing things at the British and daring them to fire their guns.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 10. 
    Where did the Boston Massacre occur?

  • In front of the Custom House
  • All of the above
  • Boston!!
  • King Street
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