Object Details
- Description
- Events in Boston in 1770 confirmed many patriots’ worst fears about the dangers of putting policing power in the hands of an armed military. British troops in Boston were supposed to see Parliament’s laws peacefully enforced. But military occupation of the city created bitter disputes between soldiers and civilians. Five colonists died when soldiers fired on a crowd. Silversmith Paul Revere, a fervent patriot activist, created prints of the event to fan the flames of public outrage. This copy from Revere’s plate was made in 1832.
- associated date
- 1770 03 05
- ID Number
- PL.307521.01
- catalog number
- 307521.01
- accession number
- 307521
- Object Name
- Physical Description
- engraving (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 in x 11 3/4 in; 38.1 cm x 29.845 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_530073
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-8191-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
