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Performance Assessment




Comparing Differing Points of View of the
        Same Historical Event
Purpose: Analyze three versions of the same event
 and note important similarities and differences
             in the points of view.



• Method: Students will analyze and write about a picture and two
  documents on an important event leading up to the American
  Revolution. Students will be asked to include other information that
  they know about the American Revolution in their responses.
Step 1:
First study the picture below.
Then answer the questions that follow.




            “The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770.”
            Library of Congress
The picture on the preceding slide shows an important event
                    in the American Revolution.

Using your knowledge as an historian, answer the following questions:


   2.What event does the picture show?




   6.When did this event happen?




   10.Who made the picture? When did they make it? Fill out the following
   chart.
DOCUMENT B:
Taken from a published statement by British Captain Thomas Preston, June 25, 1770.

I was between the soldiers and the mob, asking them to leave peaceably. While I was
speaking, one of the soldiers was hit with a stick, then stepped a little on one side and
fired. Turning to ask him why he fired without orders, I was struck with a club on my
arm. On this, a general attack was made on the men by a great number of heavy clubs
and snowballs. Our lives were in danger. Someone called out, “Damn your bloods. Why
don't you fire”. Instantly three or four of the soldiers fired, one after another, and then
three more in the same confusion and hurry. The mob then ran away, except three
unhappy men who died. When I asked the soldiers why they fired without orders, they
said they heard the word fire and thought it came from me.


1. Who made this statement?



     What date did they make it?
DOCUMENT C:
Taken from “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston. Printed by Order of the Town of
Boston.” Written by Sam Adams and his fellow Patriots, in July, 1770.

Captain Preston and seven or eight soldiers, with firearms and bayonets, came from
the guardhouse, and stood in front of the Custom House. In passing, the soldiers
pushed several persons with their bayonets. This caused some snowballs to be thrown
at them. The soldiers formed a half circle; and within a short time began to fire upon
the people. Captain Preston is said to have ordered them to fire, and to have repeated
that order. One gun was fired first; then others till ten or a dozen guns were fired. By
which eleven persons were killed or wounded.




1. Who made this statement?



     What date did they make it?
Step 2

What important things are the same in all three sources:
the picture and both documents? In the following chart,
list as many important similarities as you can.
(List at least three. Five is better.)
         a.


         b.


         c.


         d.


         e.
I was between the soldiers and the mob, asking them       Captain Preston and seven or eight soldiers, with
to leave peaceably. While I was speaking, one of the      firearms and bayonets, came from the guardhouse,
soldiers was hit with a stick, then stepped a little on   and stood in front of the Custom House. In passing,
one side and fired. Turning to ask him why he fired       the soldiers pushed several persons with their
without orders, I was struck with a club on my arm.       bayonets. This caused some snowballs to be thrown
On this, a general attack was made on the men by a        at them. The soldiers formed a half circle; and
great number of heavy clubs and snowballs. Our lives      within a short time began to fire upon the people.
were in danger. Someone called out, “Damn your            Captain Preston is said to have ordered them to
bloods. Why don't you fire”. Instantly three or four of   fire, and to have repeated that order. One gun was
the soldiers fired, one after another, and then three     fired first; then others till ten or a dozen guns were
more in the same confusion and hurry. The mob then        fired. By which eleven persons were killed or
ran away, except three unhappy men who died.              wounded.
When I asked the soldiers why they fired without
orders, they said they heard the word fire and            -From “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in
thought it came from me.                                   Boston. Printed by Order of the Town of Boston.”,
                                                                                                  July, 1770
      -British Captain Thomas Preston, June 25, 1770
The documents come from different points of view, a
     British Royal Captain and a group of Colonial Patriots,
       including Sam Adams. Complete the chart below.




Based on your reading of these documents, what do you think                  Based on your reading of these documents, what do you think
the British Captain was thinking during this event? Write your               the Patriots were thinking during this event? Write your
answer in the thought balloon above.                                         answer in the thought balloon above.

What evidence from Document B supports your thinking about                   What evidence in Document C supports your thinking about
Captain Prescott? (Write at least two to three things.)                      the Patriots? (Write at least two to three things.)



a.                                                                           a.

b.                                                                           b.

c.                                                                           c.


Image of Sam Adams used with permission from the Florida Educational Technology Clearinghouse: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/.
Step 3

You just read and compared two documents and a picture that
present two points of view on why soldiers fired on Boston
Colonists on March 5, 1770.

Based on your experience as an historian, why do you think it is
important to compare more than one source of historical
evidence on the same event? Write at least two or three
sentences.
This assessment was developed by the Emerging
America Program of the Collaborative for Educational
 Services with funding from the U.S. Department of
  Education Teaching American History Program.
    It may be used as long as full credit is given.

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Grade5 perfassess-revolution

  • 1. Performance Assessment Comparing Differing Points of View of the Same Historical Event
  • 2. Purpose: Analyze three versions of the same event and note important similarities and differences in the points of view. • Method: Students will analyze and write about a picture and two documents on an important event leading up to the American Revolution. Students will be asked to include other information that they know about the American Revolution in their responses.
  • 3. Step 1: First study the picture below. Then answer the questions that follow. “The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street BOSTON on March 5th 1770.” Library of Congress
  • 4. The picture on the preceding slide shows an important event in the American Revolution. Using your knowledge as an historian, answer the following questions: 2.What event does the picture show? 6.When did this event happen? 10.Who made the picture? When did they make it? Fill out the following chart.
  • 5. DOCUMENT B: Taken from a published statement by British Captain Thomas Preston, June 25, 1770. I was between the soldiers and the mob, asking them to leave peaceably. While I was speaking, one of the soldiers was hit with a stick, then stepped a little on one side and fired. Turning to ask him why he fired without orders, I was struck with a club on my arm. On this, a general attack was made on the men by a great number of heavy clubs and snowballs. Our lives were in danger. Someone called out, “Damn your bloods. Why don't you fire”. Instantly three or four of the soldiers fired, one after another, and then three more in the same confusion and hurry. The mob then ran away, except three unhappy men who died. When I asked the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and thought it came from me. 1. Who made this statement? What date did they make it?
  • 6. DOCUMENT C: Taken from “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston. Printed by Order of the Town of Boston.” Written by Sam Adams and his fellow Patriots, in July, 1770. Captain Preston and seven or eight soldiers, with firearms and bayonets, came from the guardhouse, and stood in front of the Custom House. In passing, the soldiers pushed several persons with their bayonets. This caused some snowballs to be thrown at them. The soldiers formed a half circle; and within a short time began to fire upon the people. Captain Preston is said to have ordered them to fire, and to have repeated that order. One gun was fired first; then others till ten or a dozen guns were fired. By which eleven persons were killed or wounded. 1. Who made this statement? What date did they make it?
  • 7. Step 2 What important things are the same in all three sources: the picture and both documents? In the following chart, list as many important similarities as you can. (List at least three. Five is better.) a. b. c. d. e.
  • 8. I was between the soldiers and the mob, asking them Captain Preston and seven or eight soldiers, with to leave peaceably. While I was speaking, one of the firearms and bayonets, came from the guardhouse, soldiers was hit with a stick, then stepped a little on and stood in front of the Custom House. In passing, one side and fired. Turning to ask him why he fired the soldiers pushed several persons with their without orders, I was struck with a club on my arm. bayonets. This caused some snowballs to be thrown On this, a general attack was made on the men by a at them. The soldiers formed a half circle; and great number of heavy clubs and snowballs. Our lives within a short time began to fire upon the people. were in danger. Someone called out, “Damn your Captain Preston is said to have ordered them to bloods. Why don't you fire”. Instantly three or four of fire, and to have repeated that order. One gun was the soldiers fired, one after another, and then three fired first; then others till ten or a dozen guns were more in the same confusion and hurry. The mob then fired. By which eleven persons were killed or ran away, except three unhappy men who died. wounded. When I asked the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and -From “A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in thought it came from me. Boston. Printed by Order of the Town of Boston.”, July, 1770 -British Captain Thomas Preston, June 25, 1770
  • 9. The documents come from different points of view, a British Royal Captain and a group of Colonial Patriots, including Sam Adams. Complete the chart below. Based on your reading of these documents, what do you think Based on your reading of these documents, what do you think the British Captain was thinking during this event? Write your the Patriots were thinking during this event? Write your answer in the thought balloon above. answer in the thought balloon above. What evidence from Document B supports your thinking about What evidence in Document C supports your thinking about Captain Prescott? (Write at least two to three things.) the Patriots? (Write at least two to three things.) a. a. b. b. c. c. Image of Sam Adams used with permission from the Florida Educational Technology Clearinghouse: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/.
  • 10. Step 3 You just read and compared two documents and a picture that present two points of view on why soldiers fired on Boston Colonists on March 5, 1770. Based on your experience as an historian, why do you think it is important to compare more than one source of historical evidence on the same event? Write at least two or three sentences.
  • 11. This assessment was developed by the Emerging America Program of the Collaborative for Educational Services with funding from the U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History Program. It may be used as long as full credit is given.