Weighing Evidence About the Boston Massacre
Theory: During the “Boston Massacre” British soldiers were commanded to fire their weapons into an unarmed crowd causing the deaths of five innocent civilians.
Source of Evidence
Supports the Theory
Disproves the Theory
Unanswered Questions / Problems
with the evidence
Paul Revere Engraving
Newspaper Account
Captain Preston’s Testimony
Re-enactment Evidence
Acoustics Evidence
Ballistics Evidence
After examining and weighing the evidence, write a new theory for what happened on the 5th of March 5, 1770
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