Question

Paul Revere's rendering of the Boston Massacre was designed to

A. Provoke King George III to declare all out war
B. Heal the wounds between the colonies and Britain
C. Persuade colonists that King George was a vice
D. Explain how the events transpired from his point of view

Answer 1

Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre was meant to persuade colonists of British tyranny and to incite anti-British sentiment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Paul Revere's rendering of the Boston Massacre was primarily designed to persuade colonists that British rule was tyrannical and to depict the British soldiers as merciless aggressors. It was not designed to provoke King George III to declare war, heal wounds between the colonies and Britain, or to simply present a neutral point of view of the events.

Through Revere’s propaganda, the Sons of Liberty sought to solidify resistance against British authority by invoking strong emotional responses from the colonists. The catastrophic representation in Revere’s engraving exaggerated the event to sway public opinion in favor of the Patriots' cause.