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Taryn Ross Teacher-Side Lesson Page

The goals of this lesson are to:
 * 1) Understand the events of the Broad Street Riot by examining ah historical map and reading a Boston newspaper account from the week of June 11, 1837.
 * 2) Understand the conditions that created tensions between native-born Protestants and immigrant Irish Catholics in early 19th century Boston by examining primary documents and images.
 * 3) Understand the immediate outcome of the Broad Street Riot on the participants and the local community through additional newspaper accounts.
 * 4) Discuss and determine the possible penalties for participants of the Riot through a mock trail.
 * 5) Finally, recognize the long term effects of the riot on economic, social and political spheres including the notion of “We the People”.