It happened between what was then King Street and Quaker Lane on March 5, 1770. In this virtual workshop, we will consider multiple views from historic maps to understand how this event unfolded the way it happened because of where it happened. Explore the specifics of Boston’s geography acted as a pressure cooker leading up to the massacre, the chaos of the moment itself, and the concentration of fury in its aftermath.

Learn how maps can aide your teaching of this seminal event in American history. Educators will leave this workshop with primary sources and teaching strategies for using them with students.