Match each detail in Revere's engraving to a description of what actually occurred.

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Engraving detail: During the conflict, a small group of unarmed colonists confront British soldiers. Actual event: British soldiers were never in battle formation, and their captain did not order them to fire into the crowd. Engraving detail: A sign reading “Butcher’s Hall” appears above the Custom House, and the text calls the British soldiers “murderers.” Actual event: The colonists carried clubs and threw stones, rocks, and ice at the British soldiers, provoking the attack. Engraving detail: An organized line of British soldiers in redcoats, directed by their leader, fire guns at the colonists. Actual event: A Massachusetts colonist, Jerry Quincy, was the first to be killed by British soldiers, and he died three days after the event when soldiers opened fire. Engraving detail: Unarmed colonists are shown as gentlemen, with some already lying on the ground. Actual event: Over 300 colonists and 9 British soldiers engaged in a violent confrontation.

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