USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who created the elaborate print titled “The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street”?
A
John Adams
B
Sam Adams
C
Paul Revere
D
Thomas Hutchinson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This well-known engraving depicting the Boston Massacre was made by Paul Revere in 1770, although it is commonly believed to have been based on an engraving by Henry Pelham. Although Pelham created his image first, somehow Revere advertised and issued his own version first.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paul Revere created an elaborate color print titled “The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street.” The soldiers and their officer, Thomas Preston, were charged with murder.

Detailed explanation-3: -But none of those publications would have the visceral impact of a large hand-colored print sold by Paul Revere on March 26, just three weeks after the violent clash, called “The Bloody Massacre on King Street.” Designed to serve as Patriot propaganda, Revere’s engraving was a baldly biased depiction of the event.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt. An engraving produced by Paul Revere depicts the Boston Massacre, an event that took place on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston, during which British troops fired upon civilians.

Detailed explanation-5: -Summary: A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the “Boston Massacre, ” between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 1770.

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