Treaty of Paris - 6/15/25

Old State House Museum

Located in Boston, Massachusetts; holds Revolutionary War artifacts

Paul Revere’s Engraving

Print titled “The Bloody Massacre” made in 1770

Purpose of the Engraving

Created to show colonist perspective and spark emotion

Impact of Engraving

Turned colonists against the British after the Boston Massacre

John Hancock’s Suit

Red velvet coat worn for his 1780 inauguration as MA governor

Who Was John Hancock

Founding Father and first elected governor of Massachusetts

Musket from the Boston Massacre

Weapon believed to be used during the 1770 event

Who Found the Musket

John Fleet, a Boston publisher, found it after the massacre

Musket Significance

Shows type of weapon used by British troops during the war