VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1

Top Stories

"The Boston Massacre"

On the evening of 5 March, a lone sentry posted in front of the Customs House is hassled by a group of young men. As the crowd swells, Captain Thomas Preston leads seven soldiers from the Twenty-ninth Regiment to reinforce the sentry, but he cannot persuade the crowd to disperse. Amidst the noise and confusion, shots are fired; three civilians are killed and two more are mortally wounded.

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Primary Source of the Month: "The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street on March 5th, 1770 . . ."

The details in Paul Revere's depiction of the Boston Massacre were intended to raise American colonists' fear and concerns. The image served as a very effective propaganda piece that helped turn colonists' opinions against the British and Parliament's policies in the American colonies.

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Teaching Strategy: The Boston Massacre: Who Was to Blame?

In this lesson, students will learn how a tense situation in Boston led to the Boston Massacre on the night of March 5, 1770. They will examine eyewitness accounts and primary source visuals to explore multiple perspectives and determine who was to blame for the Boston Massacre.

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Colonial Williamsburg Teaching Resources for Your Classroom

Colonial Williamsburg offers a variety of quality instructional materials dealing with 18th-century life, including:

• Think Like a Historian
  (primary source CD-ROMs)
• The Eye of the Beholder: Looking at Primary Sources (lesson unit)
• Teaching Literacy Through History
  (lesson unit)

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Teaching News

Teacher Gazette awarded 2009 AEP Distinguished Achievement Award
The Association of Educational Publishers’ (AEP) Awards program recognizes excellence in educational products and education marketing. The Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Gazette is the proud recipient of a 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award in the Editorial/E-Newsletter/Adult category.

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Full Scholarships Available for Oregon and Washington Schools
All Oregon and Washington public elementary and middle schools are eligible for a $500 scholarship for the 2009–2010 Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip series. A limited number of scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply today!

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September 17th is Constitution Day!
On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine men who changed the course of history. Constitution Day is a time to continue their legacy and develop citizenship skills in a new generation of Americans.

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Quotation of the Month

"So enraged are the People at the late horrid Massacre in Boston, that, it is thought, if a proper Signal should be given, not less than 1500 Men . . . would turn out at a Minute Warning, to revenge the Murders, and support the Rights of the insulted and much abused Inhabitants of Boston."

—The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 29, 1770.

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