American Revolution - 5th Grade

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Which event caused the Sons of Liberty to organize protests in Boston? Options: The passage of the Sugar Act, The repeal of the Stamp Act, The repeal of the Townshend Act, The passage of the Townshend Act

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The passage of the Townshend Act

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What caused Great Britain to pass the Stamp Act? Options: Great Britain needed money to build a larger Navy, Great Britain was in debt because of the French and Indian War, Great Britain needed to import more paper goods from the colonies, Great Britain wanted to cover the expenses of shipping goods to the colonies

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Great Britain was in debt because of the French and Indian War

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Which author could have used this picture with his work? Options: Common Sense, by Thomas Paine; The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawkins; "Paul Revere's Ride", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; "On Being Brought from Africa to America", by Phillis Wheatly

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"Paul Revere's Ride", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Which statement describes the main reasons why Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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To explain why the colonists were declaring independence from Great Britain and to announce that the colonies were forming an independent nation.

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Which of the following marked the official end of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Cowpens,
The Battle of Yorktown,
Signing of the Treaty of Paris,
Cornwall's surrender to Washington

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Signing of the Treaty of Paris

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When and why did the French agree to alliance with the Patriots?

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After the Battle of Saratoga; the French saw that the Americans had a chance to defeat Great Britain

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Which statement best explains why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act? Options: The Stamp Act did not apply to the American Indians, The Stamp Act taxed tools the colonists produced in America, The Stamp Act was unfair because it taxed the colonists' land and the goods they produced, The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament

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The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament

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The Declaration of Independence contributed to the development of democracy by -

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suggesting that people are the source of a government's power

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What was the effect of Thomas Paine's Common Sense publication?

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Many colonists are convinced that it is time for independence

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Which statement is a result of the American Revolution? Options: The United States of America was established, America's permanent territorial borders were established, The form of government of the United States was established, British control over the land west of the thirteen colonies was established

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America's permanent territorial borders were established