The Boston Massacre

Gr 4-6–This series explores key events in early American history involving battles, displacements, trials, and other troubling events. Each volume focuses on a specific event, explaining its origins, the people involved, and how it concluded. The content is presented factually and without bias, making it a well-rounded resource for students. The series offers clear, easy-to-follow writing with enough historical facts for upper elementary and middle school research without being unnecessarily wordy. This volume explores the deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists that occurred on March 5, 1770, in Boston, MA. It involved British soldiers firing into a crowd of civilians, resulting in the deaths of five colonists and injuries to six others. Visuals include background colors, period paintings, primary source documents, and historic-style illustrations that support the text. The layout and graphic style are typical of many juvenile, early-American history books for students. A table of contents, time line, glossary, additional resources section, and index are included in each volume.