Boston Massacre?Or

Self Defense?

Boston Massacre?Or

Self Defense?

Look at the picture and answer the following:

1. Where is Captain Preston, the British commander?

2. What is he doing?

3. Where are the troops?

4. What are they doing?

5. Describe the crowd—its size, composition, and location.

6. What is the crowd doing?

7. What time of day is it?

Which Crime Scene is the MOST Accurate?

Questions to Analyze Questions to Analyze

Crime Crime Scene #1Scene #1

Crime Crime Scene Scene

#2#2

Crime Crime Scene Scene

#3#3

Crime Scene #4Crime Scene #4

Crime Crime Scene #5Scene #5

Thomas PrestonThomas Preston

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/prestontrialexcerpts.html

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