USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I am an African American man who was the first person killed in the American Revolution at the Boston Massacre.
A
Crispus Attucks
B
Charles Cornwallis
C
Nathan Hale
D
Nathanael Greene
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Attucks was one of the Boston Patriots to die during the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Not much is known about Attucks, but most historians agree that he was of mixed blood of African and Native American descent.

Detailed explanation-2: -March 13, 1770 The bill accuses soldier William Warren of firing the two bullets that killed Attucks. Captain Preston, eight soldiers, and four civilian employees of the Customs office are accused of aiding and abetting in the murder of Attucks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crispus Attucks, the First Martyr of the American Revolution, King (now State) Street, Boston, March 5th, 1770.

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