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    The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure
    The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure
    The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure
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    The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure

    By Elizabeth Raum

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    Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what side you’re on and what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to survival or to death. In the You Choose Books set, only YOU can CHOOSE which path you take through history. What will it be? Get ready for an adventure…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9781515743255
    The Boston Massacre: An Interactive History Adventure
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    Elizabeth Raum

    Elizabeth Raum has written dozens of books for young readers, including biographies, history books, and picture books. She taught English and social studies to students in grades 7-12 and worked as a librarian in both elementary schools and colleges. She particularly enjoys visiting schools and libraries to talk with students about research and writing.

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      The Boston Massacre - Elizabeth Raum

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title Page

      About Your Adventure

      Chapter 1:Trouble in Boston

      Chapter 2: The Wigmaker’s Apprentice

      Chapter 3: A King’s Soldier in Boston

      Chapter 4: The Maid’s Story

      Chapter 5: Aftermath of the Massacre

      Timeline

      Other Paths to Explore

      Read More

      Internet Sites

      Glossary

      Bibliography

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      For the best You Choose experience,

      view in portrait (vertical) orientation.

      ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE

      YOU are in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770. For months, American colonists and British soldiers have been clashing in the city. Which side will you take?

      In this book, you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between life and death. The events you’ll experience happened to real people.

      Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.

      YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.

      CHAPTER 1

      Trouble in Boston

      It’s February 1770. The Province of Massachusetts and 12 other colonies in North America are under the rule of Great Britain. People in the colonies still consider themselves British. But many of them are tired of paying high prices for goods imported from Britain. They’re also unhappy with the taxes they have to pay to the British government.

      In 1765, the British parliament passed the Stamp Act. This law put a tax on every document, newspaper, and pamphlet printed in the colonies.

      In late 1768, British soldiers in red coats marched through the streets of Boston.

      In Boston, Massachusetts, a group of shopkeepers and craftsmen organized to fight the Stamp Act. They called themselves the Loyal Nine. The Loyal Nine convinced Bostonians to gather in the streets to protest the tax. The violent protests were enough to make Parliament repeal the tax in 1766.

      Later, the Loyal Nine changed their name to the Sons of Liberty. Their members included silversmith Paul Revere, politician and writer Samuel Adams, and shipowner John Hancock. The group met under the Liberty Tree. This giant elm was about a block east of Boston Common park. The Sons of Liberty told Bostonians not to do business with merchants who traded with the British.

      Massachusetts Governor Francis Bernard considered the Sons of Liberty troublemakers. In 1768, he asked General Thomas Gage, commander of the British Army in America, to send soldiers to Boston.

      The 14th and 29th regiments arrived October 1, 1768. Soon after they arrived, hundreds of soldiers paraded through the cobblestone streets. They wore bright red coats and three-cornered black hats. At their sides, they carried swords, muskets, and bayonets.

      Groups of colonists met to protest the taxes the British government required them to pay.

      More than a year after that first parade, about 4,000 British troops are still patrolling Boston. The Sons of Liberty haven’t yet taken major

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