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The Bloody Massacre was the one of the only depictions of the massacre that most colonists saw outside of Boston. It was distributed widely through broadsides, almanacs, and newspapers.

Paul Revere’s The Bloody Massacre

Propaganda: exaggerated information used to influence the opinion of others.

1. How would the colonists have reacted to this image and text? Why?

2. Why do you think Paul Revere’s version of events was the one most widely distributed?