The Boston Massacre
A Web Quest
by Mr. Ehrhart
Introduction
A well-known event leading to the American Revolution was the Boston Massacre. Five Boston colonists were killed when British soldiers fired into a crowd. This greatly angered the American colonists and cries for independence from England grew. But was the Boston Massacre really a massacre, or did the colonists do something to start the whole event?
Your Task: Crime Scene Investigation
Each group will be assigned the role of Colonists or English soldiers. As a group you must investigate exactly what happened at the Boston Massacre. You will need to study the reports, articles, testimony, and pictures of the Boston Massacre and determine exactly whose fault it was that those five colonists were killed. Was this actually a massacre or were the soldiers provoked and acting in self defense? What does the crime scene tell you?
Your Task: Crime Scene Investigation
Each group will be assigned the role of Colonists or English soldiers. As a group you must investigate exactly what happened at the Boston Massacre. You will need to study the reports, articles, testimony, and pictures of the Boston Massacre and determine exactly whose fault it was that those five colonists were killed. Was this actually a massacre or were the soldiers provoked and acting in self defense? What does the crime scene tell you?
