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American Revolution

Authored by Rachael Hadden

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4th - 5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain's Parliament passed new laws for the American colonies. Why were some of the laws passed?

Britain was afraid the French would back the colonies
Britain was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain
Britain needed the colonists to help pay for the war
Britain wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of tea
Colonists dressed as Indians and destroyed the British tea
Colonists bought British tea from other countries
Colonists started growing their own tea

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In 1765 Great Britain's Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to ______

Get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
Raise money by passing a tax on tea, sugar, molasses and rum
Get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
Raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other printed, paper documents

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In 1754 war broke out between Great Britain and France. Name this war.

French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Mexican War

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Some of the colonists used the slogan "no taxation without representation." What was the meaning of this?

Colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament
Colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the king
Colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies
Colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the early 1770s, England made the American colonists pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the sugar tax, the stamp tax, and the tea tax. What did the colonists do because of these taxes?

They started taxing British goods
They protested the taxes & boycotted British goods
They decided to trade only with France
They voted for a new king

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

During the years before the American Revolution, some colonists formed a group that strongly wanted independence. This group was called __________.

Grange
Sons of Liberty
Green Mountain Boys
Loyalists

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