USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY INTOLERABLE ACTS FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who created the “Bloody Massacre” painting to spread anti-British propaganda?
A
Samuel Adams
B
Paul Revere
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Sons Of LIberty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bloody Massacre, painted by Henry Pelham, was mass engraved by Paul Revere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paul Revere produced the engraving shown here of the Boston Massacre. It was used as propaganda (something used to help or harm a cause or individual) to demand the removal of British troops from Boston.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pelham may have allowed Revere to borrow the engraving, but when Revere started selling it, Pelham accused him of stealing his work and profiting from it. Revere is thought to have hired a man named Christian Remick to add color to the engraving.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paul Revere created his most famous engraving titled the “Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in Kings Street in Boston” just 3 weeks after the Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. It is regarded by historians as an important document of the pre-revolutionary period.

Detailed explanation-5: -He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.

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