Students debate and study the Boston Massacre. In this historical debate instructional activity, students research the disputed and agreed upon facts of the Boston Massacre. Students read various articles about the event and complete a...

If you're teaching point of view, this is the lesson for you! First, decipher the writer's point of view from a primary resource, then compare and contrast the primary source with a secondary source to explore the Paul Revere's engraving...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Boston Massacre lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding the massacre and Crispus Attucks. Students respond to discussion...

What better way to get your class interested in history than to embody important historical characters and make events come to life? Stage a realistic mock trial of the British soldiers accused of murdering five Bostonians after the...

Here is a wonderful presentation, perfect for setting the stage for the Revolutionary War. Containing great information and images, it acts as a timeline of events starting with the French Indian War and ending with the dawn of the...

The importance of considering multiple perspectives of the same event is the big idea in this exercise that focuses on the Boston Massacre. Class groups examine photos of four depictions of the massacre, an English and an American...

Students participate in trial simulation following the Boston Massacre in which they use core map A to help present their evidence and testimony.

Students study the Boston Massacre and its subsequent trial, consider the positive and negative arguments from both sides, and produce a simulation of the trial.

Explore U.S. history by reading an assigned historical text in class. Novice researchers utilize the Internet to find facts of the massacre and view images regarding the fighting and violence. They write a paragraph defending their own...

High schoolers compare and contrast writings about pre-American Revolution events. In this political agenda lesson plan, students conduct research to determine how bias and perspective have made their way into historical documents. High...

Use primary sources to delve into seven different perspectives of the Boston Massacre. Here, historians read and examine images taken from the Boston Massacre's witnesses and participants. Then, they answer questions dissecting each...

Play a game of Hollywood Squares as a way to review facts about the Revolutionary War. Each of the nine questions cover major events such as the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, and the Stamp Act.

Students examine cause and effect. In this American Revolution lesson, students analyze primary source documents regarding the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and George Washington. Students imagine if the events had unfolded differently...

Students explore U.S. history by researching New England. In this American Revolution lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation of images representing the Boston Massacre and the impact it had on the creation of the United States....

Eighth graders become familiar with the events of the  Boston massacre and analyze the events.  In this artistic images instructional activity, 8th graders discuss examine pictures and discuss the viewpoint of the artist. Students...

A fine video on the decades leading up to the American Revolutionary War awaits your class. The concepts covered include colonial growth, the colonials' reaction to British authority, the Minutemen, the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston...

Eighth graders analyze historical perspectives. In this Boston Massacre lesson, 8th graders examine political cartoons and images about the event. Students discuss how propaganda was used by the British and the Colonists to justify their...

A basic overview of the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence, this presentation provides students with key terms and facts about life in the thirteen original colonies. The final slide includes an assignment for students...

Learners examine historical perspectives. In this Boston Massacre lesson plan, students watch "The Story Behind the Boston Massacre," and conduct further research on the event. Learners debate the Patriot and British perspectives of the...

Students answer the question of: How did England impose its political and economic control over the colonies? They create a comic strip depicting the event of the Boston Massacre. Students complete a Wordstoming activity to anticipate...

Students collect information about British actions in Boston and send it by secret message to leaders in Philadelphia.

This simple project can have great implications for your learners' understanding of the shifts in power during the American Revolution. Using an included worksheet, your young historians will design a timeline of the revolution and...

Students compare and contrast the Boston Massacre to the Kent State shootings. In this compare and contrast lesson plan, students review what happened in each case and compare them using a Venn Diagram.

Fourth graders explore U.S. history by viewing images on the Internet. In this Boston massacre lesson, 4th graders identify the reasons the American Colonists and British were in violent altercation that resulted in a bloody aftermath....