Old State House Museum Scavenger Hunt To the Teacher: This scavenger hunt has been developed by the Education Department at The Bostonian Society for use at the Old State House Museum. Please make as many copies as you need, and bring these copies with you upon your visit to the Old State House. This package includes:  Scavenger Hunt  Answer Key

Learning Goals The student will:  Explore the circumstances that led up to the American Revolution  Practice observation and critical thinking skills  Experience history through the study and interpretation of artifacts

Please Note: A pre- and post-visit activity package is also available on The Bostonian Society website (http://www.bostonhistory.org). The package includes materials to assist you in preparing your students for a visit to the Old State House Museum, as well as activities for use in your classroom following your visit.

Old State House Scavenger Hunt Look for the answers as you go through the museum by looking at the objects and reading the labels. Please only use pencil in the galleries.

First Floor - Colony to Commonwealth 1. What day was King George III announced as King of England from the balcony of the Old State House?

2. Look at the map under “Boston Ships Command the Seas.” Boston was a key port city. What goods were traded from the Americas to Europe?

3. How has Boston’s geography changed over the years? Hint: press the button on the large vertical map

4. What Boston lawyer argued against the Writs of Assistance in 1761 here in the Old State House?

5. In the 1760s, Parliament, or the legislative body of the British government, approved a series of new tax laws for the colonies. They included the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townsend Act. Look at the glass case dealing with these taxes. List the objects in the case that were taxed.

6. The Boston Massacre took place outside of the Old State House on what date? _______/_____/________ Who illustrated “The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street?”

8. For what document was the Massachusetts constitution a model?

9 A. Who was the first elected governor of the state of Massachusetts?

9 B. What do you think of his coat? Would you wear it?!

7. On December____th ________, patriots disguised themselves and dumped a shipment of tea into Boston Harbor. Thomas Melvill was one of the participants. What was found in Melvill’s boots following the Boston Tea Party?

Revolutionary Boston at the Old State House Museum

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Second Floor- Council Chamber Start at the entrance to the Council Chamber. The room is set in 1764, before anyone in Boston even thought there would be a revolution in just a few short years. Explore the exhibit; answering the questions to reveal what Boston was like in 1764.

1. Take a look at the shoes in the “An Empire of Goods” case. Who did these shoes belong to?

Take a look at your character card, what do you think the differences would have been between the shoes on display and the shoes your character may have worn on a daily basis?

2. The table in the center of the 3. Look in the wedding gown case. room is a reproduction of the Elizabeth Bull made and wore this Governor’s Council table. The dress in her Boston wedding. She royally appointed governor covered the dress with intricate would have met with his council floral designs to show her wealth here, discussing issues of the day. and refinement. Take a look at the chairs around the table. If you could design your own t-shirt to represent who you are, what designs Describe how some chairs are would you add? Why? different than others.

Why do you think the differences are there?

In the space below sketch out the design you might add to your possession!

Can you guess where the Governor sat? Who do you think sat in the other chairs?

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Second Floor Representatives Hall: The exhibit in this room focuses some of the characters featured on the Revolutionary Character Cards and objects related to their experiences. Pick one of the objects on display and answer the questions below using that object. What object did you pick? Draw a sketch of the object in the space below and write one sentence describing the object.

How do you think this object was Is there a modern version of this used in the 1700s? You can answer object? In your opinion, why or why this question based on the label or not? based on your observations and background knowledge.

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Scavenger Hunt Answer Key First Floor - Colony to Commonwealth 1. January 5th, 1761 2. Tobacco, Furs, Naval Stores, Silk, Rice, Indigo, Sugar, Molasses, Fruit, Rum, Meat, Fish, Lumber, Grain 3.A new map lights up to reveal the expansion of the city of Boston in the 19th century when additional land was created from land fill. 4. James Otis, Jr. 5. Silk, Paper, Sugar, Wine, Linen, Tea, Glass, Coffee 6. March 5, 1770; Paul Revere(original drawing by Henry Pelham 7. December 16th, 1773. Tea was found in his boots. 8. U.S. Constitution 9. A. John Hancock B. answers will vary!

Second Floor- Council Chamber

1. Dorothy Hancock, depending on social status shoes would have been very different. Many Bostonians needed shoes appropriate for working. 2. The chairs vary in design. Some are more intricately carved, one chair is much larger. More important members of government sat in more ornate chairs. The governor sat in the largest chair. 3. Answers and designs will vary! Representatives Hall Answers will vary.

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