Question

(3).All of the following features of Paul Revere’s engraving help explain why it’s considered propaganda rather than a true depiction of events EXCEPT (A) some of the British troops are smiling as they shoot into the unarmed crowd. (B) the American colonists are dressed as members of the upper class rather than as workmen, giving them a perceived higher social status. (C) several American colonists are shown lying on the floor, either dead or dying. (D) the British troops are shown lined up in an orderly fashion as they shoot into the crowd.

Answer 1

The feature of Paul Revere's engraving that does NOT illustrate why it's considered propaganda is (C) several American colonists shown lying on the floor, either dead or dying, as that was an actual consequence of the event.

Therefore, option C is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

All of the following features of Paul Revere’s engraving help explain why it’s considered propaganda rather than a true depiction of events EXCEPT:

• (C) several American colonists are shown lying on the floor, either dead or dying.

Paul Revere's engraving depicted British troops shooting into an unarmed crowd, attempting to sway public opinion against the British. The depiction of the colonists as victims lying dead or dying is not necessarily propaganda, as it represents the actual consequence of the shooting. However, incorporating elements like smiling British troops (A), the colonists dressed in upper-class clothing (B), and orderly firing lines of British soldiers (D) were deliberate choices to create a biased narrative, misrepresenting the event known as the Boston Massacre.