Transcript The Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre
True Massacre?
Massacre:
The act or an
instance of killing
a number of
usually helpless
or unresisting
human beings
under
circumstances of
atrocity or
cruelty
Daniele da Volterra 1509-1566
Or Propaganda?
Propaganda:
The spreading of
ideas, information, or
rumor for the
purpose of helping or
injuring an
institution, a cause,
or a person
What Happened?
• March 5, 1770
• Children Passing by the Custom House
began throwing snowballs at a British
sentry
• A mob formed, throwing stones and sticks
• 1 British soldier fired, causing panic
• End Result, 5 dead and 6 wounded
colonists
Events leading up to Conflict
• Quartering Act- forced colonists to house
and feed British soldiers
• Incident at Ropewalk- March 2, 1770
disagreement between dockworker and
soldier led to violence
• General fear of British Soldiers restricting
Colonists Rights.
Who was Paul Revere?
•Artist
•Horseman
•Silversmith
•Son of Liberty
Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre
What do you See?
• Who is attacking who?
• Are the Colonists Armed
• How does the painting make you feel?
Another view of the massacre
John Pufford, ca 1856
What do you see?
• What are the differences between this
picture and Paul Revere’s?
• How does this picture make you feel about
the Colonists and the British Soldiers?
Conclusions
• Which depiction do you feel is more
accurate?
• What do you feel were Paul Revere’s
motives in painting “The Boston
Massacre”?
• Do you think Revere’s Painting helped
develop a revolutionary spirit among the
Colonists?