5th Grade Social Studies

Front

In the context of the Sons of Liberty and the Stamp Act Congress, what does "radical" mean?

Back

Extreme

Front

How could the British government have prevented the American Revolution?

Back

By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

Front

If you were a colonist, why would you have been upset about the Quartering Act?

Back

It might have forced you to let British soldiers live in your house.

Front

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

Back

They blockaded Boston Harbor.

Front

What does it mean to "repeal" a law?

Back

To overturn it

Front

If you were boycotting British tea, what would you be doing?

Back

Refusing to buy British tea

Front

How did Ben Franklin help the American war effort?

Back

By convincing the French government to aid the colonists

Front

What is a loyalist?

Back

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.

Front

What is a partiot in the American Revolution?

Back

A colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule.

Front

What was a leading cause in the American Revolution?

Back

taxes