Studies Weekly #21 Signing the Declaration (5th Grade)

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• freedom

• treaty

The American Revolutionary war was ___________ the American colonists and England(Great Britain).

• between

• soldiers

• government

• rights

This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea.

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• Phillis Wheatley

• Samuel Adams

Which one of these is an advantage or reason that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain in the American Revolution War?

• They knew all of the possible hideouts to surprise the British and attack them (forests, woods, behind stone walls, etc)

• got help from French soldiers thanks to Ben Franklin

• strong leadership from men like George Washington

• all of the above

How were the American/Continental army able to defeat the British during the first battle, The Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• By firing on them from behind stone walls and trees in the woods.
• By challenging the British to them for a battle
• By warning the British that they were going to attack them

At the end of the  American Revolution war, the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.  What was the most important thing that the American colonists gained from this agreement?

• Americans gained their independence(freedom) from Great Britain
• Americans decided to keep King George III as their leader
• Americans decided to say that Great Britain won the war
• Nothing was gained from the signed agreement

Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

Surrounded by French and Continental(Armies) armies, a large British army led by General Cornwallis surrendered here.

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

If a soldier traveled from Saratoga, New York and headed to Yorktown, Virginia, which direction would they travel?
(draw a compass rose and label it N, S, E, and W to help you answer this question)

• North
• South
• East
• West