University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Boston Massacre Trials, 1770
A comprehensive outline and chronology of the Boston Massacre of 1770, where British troops fired on protestors, killing five of them. Includes testimonies from the trial of Captain Thomas Preston and eight British soldiers, and profiles...
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Boston Historical Society: Boston Massacre: Using Images and Documents [Pdf]
A fantastic teacher resource tool for helping students understand the significance of the Boston Massacre as an event that propelled America into a war for independence with England.
Other
Boston Massacre Historical Society
The Boston Massacre Historical Society offers a comprehensive overview of the Boston Massacre, from what the massacre was to the trial that followed. The site is punctuated with primary source documents, differing views on the event, and...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Boston Massacre
Fourth graders will learn about the Boston Massacre then compare and contrast two artistic images of the Boston Massacre and use their observations to conclude which image portrays the event more accurately.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taxation Without Representation the Boston Massacre
An overview of the Boston Massacre.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)
This 3-page article provides an informative and intriguing account of the Boston Massacre. Learn more about this important event in the American Revolution from this site.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a watershed event in the relations between the American colonists and their mother country. Read about what led up the shooting, the event itself, and its aftermath. Included is a contemporary account of the...
PBS
Pbs Africans in America: The Boston Massacre
From its series entitled "Africans in America," PBS offers a comprehensive overview of the Boston Massacre from the viewpoint of the poor, the oppressed, and enslaved or free Africans. The article highlights how these individuals were...
Digital History
Digital History: The Boston Massacre [Pdf]
This excellent recounting of the days that led up the Boston Massacre and the massacre itself fills in a lot of information that is lacking in textbooks because of space contraints. Read about the British soldiers' and the colonists'...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Boston Massacre
Fifth graders will analyze the Engraving by Paul Revere of the Boston Massacre.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Causes of the American Revolution: Trouble in Boston [Pdf]
For this lesson, 5th graders look at ideas and British policies that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore ideas that were circulating in America before...
Other
Hsi: Boston Massacre
A thorough and interactive site for students to determine an outcome for a particular case study. Students examine documents and pictures for their conclusions.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Revere's Engraving of Boston Massacre
This is a picture of Revere's engraving depicting the Boston Massacre.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Boston Massacre
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using assessment integration and images, students will learn about The Boston Massacre and the Boston Massacre etching.
PBS
Pbs: Portrait of Crispus Attucks in Boston Massacre
PBS presents a drawing by Henry Pelham of the shooting of Crispus Attucks during the Boston Massacre.
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Scholastic
Scholastic: The Boston Massacre [Pdf]
This read-aloud play from Scholastic lets students act out the scene of the Boston Massacre. Print out this PDF play and let your students take an active role in history!
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The "Boston Massacre"
This article gives a very brief account of the Boston Massacre, its causes and result.
PBS
Pbs Africans in America: "The Bloody Massacre"
From the PBS series "Africans in America," this site explores Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre. The article discusses its use as propaganda, as well as what the engraving actually depicts.
Curated OER
History Matters: The Bloody Massacre
Using Paul Revere's print, titled "The Bloody Massacre," as a gateway, this site explores the events of the Boston Massacre.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Boston Patriots
Read about five famous Boston patriots who played a large role in the events prior to the American Revolution and the Revolution itself.
Other
Mission Us: Mission 1: For Crown or Colony?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Interactive game puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. They encounter both Patriots and Loyalists, and when rising tensions result in the Boston Massacre, they...
PBS
Pbs: Crispus Attucks
A biography of Crispus Attucks, the black man who became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed during the Boston Massacre.
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Mission Us: For Crown or Colony?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Authors provide an interactive way to actually experience history in an on-line game. Become Nat Wheeler as he makes his way to Boston in 1770, a crucial time in history! Find your way around Boston to...