Grade Level:
High
Overview:
Most, if not all, U.S. history textbooks give some coverage to the “Boston Massacre.” But what about the trials that followed it? What really happened? What was John Adams’s role in those trials? What is its significance for American law and history?
Time needed:
45-60 minutes
Materials required:
John Adams and the Boston Massacre discussion plan
John Adams and the Boston Massacre PowerPoint
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies:
Theme 6: Power, Authority, Governance
Theme 10: Civic Ideals and Practices