Word for word what students read, with the sources we checked them against.
March 5, 1770
Five Men on a Cold Night
On a cold night in 1770, a crowd gathered on a Boston street. British soldiers stood guard outside this building. People yelled at them and threw snowballs, ice, and sticks. The soldiers fired their guns. Five men died. Each side blamed the other. The first man killed was Crispus Attucks. He was a sailor. His family was African and Native American. Twenty years before, he had escaped from slavery. Slavery means one person owns another. Many people call him the first to die for American freedom.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
December 16, 1773
The Meeting That Ended in the Harbor
On December 16, 1773, the Old South Meeting House was packed. About five thousand people came. That was more than could fit inside! They had come to argue about three ships full of tea. The king’s men wanted to tax the tea. The people did not want to pay. Word came that the governor, the king’s man in charge, would not let the ships leave. Then Samuel Adams stood up. He said this meeting could do nothing more to save the country. People took that as a sign. They walked out of this building and down to the water.
Sources: revolutionaryspaces.org · bostonteapartyship.com · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
about 1680
The Oldest House Downtown
Paul Revere’s house is small, dark and made of wood. It was built around 1680. It is the oldest building left in downtown Boston. Revere owned it when he made his famous ride in 1775. Everything around it has been torn down and built again. Why did this house last? Because nobody wanted it much. For years it was just a cheap old place. It was a candy shop. It sold fruit. In 1902, Revere’s family helped save it.
Sources: paulreverehouse.org · en.wikipedia.org
