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collection of documents are of different accounts of the massacre: a pamphlet of the testimony of William Wyatt, an article from the Boston Gazette and Country Journal, a sketch by Paul Revere, an account of Captain Thomas Preston, and a court case from John Adams. These documents expose the turmoil of that day from different perspectives of Bostonians and British soldiers. They also show how some colonial leaders used this event to advance the patriot cause. The account of Captain Thomas Preston said

John Robert Hood, Jr., of Lockhart, Texas, formerly from Austin, Texas, New Haven, Connecticut, Nashville, Tennessee and Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away on July 17th, 2015. John died from complications with pneumonia in the care of the Seton Medical Center in Hays County. Although John never married and had no children, he is survived by thousands, his students. They are his legacy and his voice for future generations. John Hood was born January 13th, 1935, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to the

John Singleton Copley is an artist that changed the history of art. John Singleton Copley is an artist native to Boston, Massachusetts. Although there was nothing found on his education it is believed that he was taught by his step father. John Singleton Copley followed in his step fathers footsteps as being an Mezzotint Engraver, his half brother did too. Starting off with his paintings he did duplicates of other paintings that inspired him. John Singleton Copley used a wide variety of sizes and

1 Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________ Multiple Perspectives: Primary Source Activity Directions: On the night of March 5, 1770, several Boston residents were shot and killed by British soldiers in what became known as the Boston Massacre. What follows are several images and first-hand accounts from eyewitness to and participants in the event. Following each primary source are questions to help you examine and interpret the information. Primary source #1: Report of the Committee

In 1795 Paul Revere and Samuel Adams placed in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts Statehouse a time capsule. It was a small box, an inch and a half deep and about half the size of a piece of printer paper. Two-hundred and twenty years pass- neighborhoods are built, colleges, schools, churches; the Civil War, and its draft riots, begin and end. Flight is conquered; the automatic rifle is invented- the typewriter, telegraph, television, and the computer soon follow. Awash with war, the twentieth

rhythms. Some of his paintings showed to have had a strong cultural identity, such as African, Asian, or Native American, and Caribbean styles. Searles titled four sculptures that he had at the Dempsey Center Cultural Harmony with these cultures. Searles begin his teachings at the Ile Ife Cultural Center. Charles had strong love for the African influence, these paintings were happily received and could without difficulty be seen in the way he taught in his drawing and painting classes. During this time

his wish. Other colonies The tensions between Britain and the colonies led to armed conflict in Massachusetts. Americans at times still find themselves called upon to fight for their principles. MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW This statue of Captain John Parker stands in Lexington, Massachusetts. 154-157US8P R U2C06S3 11/26/02 12:11 PM Page 154 immediately offered Massachusetts their support. They sent food and money to Boston. The committees of correspondence also called for a

seizing arms, munitions, supplies, and military stores. General Gage gave this mission to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith with very discreet orders to not brief his soldiers as to what the exact mission would be. General Gage also appointed Major John Pitcairn as the Executive Officer for the mission. “The initial mission would consist of approximately 700 British Regulars, who were pulled from 11 of General Gage’s 13 infantry regiments. Major Pitcairn would command 10 elite infantry companies and

John Singleton Copley’s a Bostonian Anglo-American Painter who lived in the late 1700s to early 1800s. One of Copley’s most infamous works of art is the painting, “Mrs. Richard Skinner.” This painting is noted in being a woman named Dorothy Wendell (Dorothy Quincy). Dorothy Wendell came from a reputable family “Quincy family” and was wed to John Hancock, a well-known political figure. Copley is trying to convey the struggles of women during the eighteenth century and the yearn for equal rights which

Daniel Shays Daniel Shays served role as an American officer in the American Revolution from 1775 to 1780 and also became known as one of the leaders of Shays Rebellion, which lasted from 1786 to 1787. In 1780 he resigned from the army, and settled in Pelham, Massachusetts, where he held numerous town offices. Soon after, wealth reigned in America at the signing of the peace treaty in 1783, but was quickly transformed into a severe economic depression. He began his rebellion when property holders