Question

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1. Designed to influence opinion against the British, colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre
killings as ___. (1 point)
correspondence
news
propaganda
proof
3. The acts passed by King George III and Parliament that closed Boston Harbor until the
Massachusetts colonists paid for the ruined tea were called the _____. (1 point)
Tolerable Acts
Coercive Acts
Unfair Acts

Answer 1

1. propaganda
2. Coercive Acts

Answer 2

1. Propaganda- Though the Boston 'Massacre' really happened, famous colonial leaders used this to further validate their own behavior towards the British. Even though they tarred and feathered as well as harassed other British officials, this kind of set the ball rolling on the revolution. They would often depict the Boston Massacre in many paintings that are famous now for their influence, and in them the British were framed as inhumane, killed without warrant, and cruel towards their 'subjects'.

2. Coercive acts- These are also known as the Intolerable Acts and while the Boston Tea Party played a major role in the passing of these acts, the colonists and the British already had a long standing history of conflict by then.