Interactive Video Script Template
Lesson
Objective
Course
Semester
Unit
Lesson
8
A
3
10
Students will explain the causes and importance of the Boston
Massacre, the Tea Act, and the Boston Tea Party.
CLIP A (Introduction)
Visual
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tle-of-Fontenoy.jpg
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Tensions had been growing between the
colonists and the British since the French
and Indian War.
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The British were taxing the colonists,
which infuriated them. Then in 1768, they
sent soldiers to make sure the colonists
were following the Townshend Acts.
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65_BostoniansReadingStampAct.png
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There were 4,000 British troops in Boston,
a city of 20,000 colonists.
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ston,_1775bsmall1.png
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The people of Boston hated the British
soldiers. They called them names, spit on
them, and fought with them.
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ston_overview_19thc.png
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stonMassacre_byAlonzoChappel1878.png
The British soldiers were not innocent
either. There were instances of them
attacking unarmed civilians.
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Tensions grew for a year and a half, until it
all came to a head outside the Customs
House.
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n_MFABoston.png
Question A
Stem: Which word describes the relationship between the people of Boston and the
British soldiers?
Answer Choices:
A. Good
B. Hostile
C. Friendly
D. Cordial
Correct Response (B)
(Video progresses to clip B)
Incorrect Response (A,C,D)
(Video progresses to clip E)
CLIP B (DOK1)
Visual
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Audio
It was March 5, 1770. A crowd of 300
people gathered outside the Customs
House in Boston.
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stonPublicLibrary_BoylstonSt_1850s.JPG
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The mob threw snowballs, stones, and
sticks. One stick hit a British soldier in the
face.
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/937366
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Captain Thomas Preston cried out, “Don’t
fire!” to the soldiers, but they didn’t listen
and opened fire.
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e_bloody_massacre_by_Paul_Revere.jpg
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ort=pop&photo_lib=morgueFile
Five people were killed that day and 6
more were wounded.
The first to die was named Crispus
Attucks. He escaped from slavery in
1750, moved to Boston, and became a
sailor.
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spus_Attucks.jpg
The other victims included a rope maker, a
leather maker, a sailor, and a 17-year-old
apprentice. 12,000 Bostonians were part
of their funeral processions.
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ston_Massacre_Memorial__IMG_9560.JPG
Question B
Stem: What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Answer Choices:
A. British soldiers shot at an angry mob of colonists and killed 5 civilians.
B. An angry mob killed 5 British soldiers.
C. British soldiers went through the streets of Boston and killed people.
D. Boston mobs fought each other.
Correct Response (A)
(Video progresses to clip C)
Incorrect Response (all others)
(Video progresses to clip F)
CLIP C (Increased DOK2)
Visual
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Audio
After the Boston Massacre, Great Britain
took away most of the Intolerable taxes
except for one. The only tax that remained
was the tax on tea.
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ning_of_Stamp_Act_cph.3b53085.jpg
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In 1773, the British Parliament passed the
Tea Act. This act made it much cheaper
for the colonists to buy tea from Britain
than from the colonial merchants.
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ac_Sailmaker__Two_Views_of_an_East_Indiaman_of_th
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The tax on the colonial tea was higher
than the tax on the tea from Britain. This
meant that colonists would lose business
and money as a result.
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play/807339
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65_BostoniansReadingStampAct.png
For this reason, the colonists rallied
together and boycotted British tea.
Question C
Stem: After the Boston Massacre, Great Britain took away all of the taxes except the tax
on what?
Answer Choices:
A. Sugar
B. Tea
C. Stamps
D. Grain
Correct Response (B)
(Video progresses to clip D)
Incorrect Response (all others)
(Video progresses to clip G)
CLIP D (Increased DOK3)
Visual
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Audio
In November 1773, British ships full of tea
made their way into the Philadelphia, New
York, and Boston Harbors to be unloaded
and sold in the colonies.
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p_Southern_Cross_in_Boston_Harbor.jpg
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When the ships arrived, the colonists
refused to unload the tea. So the ships in
the New York and Philadelphia returned to
Great Britain.
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lvania,_New_York_and_New_England__Geographicus_-_NewYorkNewEnglandbowen-1747.jpg
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In Boston, the ship refused to leave. On
December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty
snuck onto the ship at night disguised as
Indians.
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They threw over 300 cases of tea into the
Boston Harbor. This event became known
as the Boston Tea Party.
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ston_Tea_Party_Currier_colored.jpg
Question D
Stem: What best describes what happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Answer Choices:
A. The colonists got together, drank tea, and celebrated the colonies.
B. Colonists snuck onto a British ship and dumped tea into the harbor.
C. British troops and the colonies fought over the tea tax.
Correct Response (B)
(Video progresses to Success Alert)
Incorrect Response (all others)
(Video progresses to clip H)
CLIP E (Remedial 1)
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M
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Audio
Six of the soldiers involved in the Boston
Massacre were found not guilty, but two
were found guilty of murder. They were
branded on their hands with “M”s for
murderer and released to go back to
England.
This event was the beginning of the end
for relations with the British. The colonists
were furious with the British and wanted
them out of America.
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Fair_Mark_-_Shoot.jpg
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Samuel Adams and Paul Revere used the
event as propaganda to motivate people
to favor independence from Britain.
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nnington-Battle-Flag.jpg
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tle_of_Fontenoy_1745_1.PNG
The events of that day were one of the
most important reasons for the
Revolutionary War, which led to American
independence.
Question E
Stem: How might history be different if the Boston Massacre never happened?
Answer Choices:
A. Perhaps British troops would still be in Boston.
B. Perhaps the British royal family would reside in Washington, D.C.
C. Perhaps we would be part of Mexico.
D. Perhaps we never would have had the Revolutionary War and fought for
independence.
Correct Response (D)
(Video progresses to clip B)
Incorrect Response (B,C,D)
(Video progresses to clip F)
CLIP F (Remedial 2)
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You can think of the relationship of Britain
and the colonies as a boss and a servant.
Britain was like the boss and the colonies
were the servant.
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ss%20man&sort=pop&photo_lib=morgueF
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The boss, Britain, kept abusing the
servant, the colonies. The boss treated
the servant horribly and took advantage of
him.
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/17938
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The servant got sick of the boss’ treatment
and eventually wanted to quit.
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This is how the colonies felt about Britain.
After much abuse, they no longer wanted
to be part of Britain. They wanted to be on
their own.
Question F
Stem: In the above example, the colonies were like:
Answer Choices:
A: The servant
B: The boss
C: Neither
D: Both
Correct Response (A)
(Video progresses to clip C)
Incorrect Response (all others)
(Video progresses to Intervention Alert,
bringing students back to clip B)
CLIP G (Remedial 3)
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Audio
A boycott is a form of protest where the
colonists refused to buy British goods.
BOYCOTT
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The colonists boycotted a number of
British goods in the colonies., such as
cloth, paper, and yes of course, tea.
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enton-North-Carolina-women-Tea-boycott1775.jpg
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The colonists had to do a lot of things that
were not easy in order to send their
message to the British. And you guessed
it, going without tea was one of them.
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Tea was such a popular drink for the
colonies. It would be like giving up your
favorite drink. So the colonies got creative
and tried to make their own tea.
Question G
Stem: If you were going to boycott drinking soda, what does that mean?
Answer Choices:
A. You would only have so much soda a week.
B. You would only drink soda.
C. You would not drink or buy any soda.
Correct Response (C)
(Video progresses to clip D)
Incorrect Response (all others)
(Video progresses to clip F)
CLIP H (Remedial 4)
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The Sons of Liberty was a group of
revolutionary men in the City of Boston.
They opposed the king and the taxes
being put on the colonies.
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ns_of_Liberty.jpg
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They organized demonstrations, burned
stamps in revolt of the Stamp Act, and
were responsible for dumping the tea into
the Boston Harbor.
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ston_Tea_Party-1973_issue-3c.jpg
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Samuel Adams was the leader of the Sons
of Liberty. Even our future president, John
Adams was a member of the Sons of
Liberty.
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muel_Adams.jpg
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The night of the Boston Tea Party, they
disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians
so that their identities would be hidden.
Question H
Stem: Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Answer Choices:
A. John Adams
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Samuel Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Correct Response (C)
(Video progresses to Success Alert)
Incorrect Response (all others)
(Video progresses to clip G)