What really happened at the Boston Massacre?

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Today in seventh grade, students practiced their skills as historians by reading and examining four sets of primary sources, including a print by famous silversmith Paul Revere. They read a deposition and a few other written accounts, and they worked diligently to understand who was at fault in this moment in American history. Check in with your seventh grader this evening and see who they blame!

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