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Boston Massacre Trials: Bias and Innocence

The document summarizes a student's process paper for their National History Day project about the trials following the Boston Massacre. The student began researching the topic after becoming interested in the biased depictions of the event and the clashing perspectives between the Bostonians and British soldiers. They gathered primary sources like engravings and newspaper articles, and used secondary sources from books and online to learn about key figures involved like John Adams and Josiah Quincy. The student decided to create a website presentation to improve on their skills from the prior year and showcase their research into how the trials stirred patriotic feelings but also led the British to impose harsher laws, further straining the relationship with the colonists.

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Boston Massacre Trials: Bias and Innocence

The document summarizes a student's process paper for their National History Day project about the trials following the Boston Massacre. The student began researching the topic after becoming interested in the biased depictions of the event and the clashing perspectives between the Bostonians and British soldiers. They gathered primary sources like engravings and newspaper articles, and used secondary sources from books and online to learn about key figures involved like John Adams and Josiah Quincy. The student decided to create a website presentation to improve on their skills from the prior year and showcase their research into how the trials stirred patriotic feelings but also led the British to impose harsher laws, further straining the relationship with the colonists.

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The Trials of the Boston Massacre:

The Biased and the Innocent

Process Paper
Junior Division
Seo Kim
By Stephanie (Seo) Kim
Due date 1/18/2011
Period 3~4
Process Paper
The Trials of the Boston Massacre: The Biased and the Innocent

When I first heard of the Boston Massacre, I was instantly hooked with the topic.

The burning hatred of the Bostonians, and the British doing their duty towards the king

clashed on that unfortunate day. By the time I saw the engraving by Paul Revere, which

depicted a helpless group of Bostonians being shot by the aggressive British, I was

amazed how people could be so biased, in order to liberate their country. This curiosity

eventually led to researching about the trials that followed that event, for my National

History Day topic.

I knew I already had a few primary sources in hand; the engravings and a copy of

the newspaper article published on that day. First, I started looking this topic up on the

internet, finding many helpful sources, relating to John Adams, Josiah Quincy, and

many other people, both on the colonists and the British side. Then, I went to the library,

which I also found very informative. It had a whole section of the early American history,

so all I had to do was pick and choose the books from that time period. The most helpful

secondary source was, “History in the Making” by Kyle Ward, because it showed many

different perspectives and points of view on the Boston Massacre.

When I asked myself which type of presentation I wanted to do, the answer came

quite easily. Since I did a website last year and had first-hand experiences on it, I

decided to do it again, improving myself. First, I thought of trying an exhibition, but the

making of the backboards felt too hard, so I decided to do it with technology.


This year’s theme and my topic have a lot in common. Successes, failures, and

consequences all connect to the trial of the five British soldiers charged guilty after the

Boston Massacre. It stirred up the patriotic feelings in the colonists, and the British

learned not to underestimate them. Some consequences were that the British started to

put harsher laws and taxes on the colonists, thinking that it would suppress their

rebellion. Even with this strain upon them, the colonists fought on with the British.

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