Social Studies Weekly Week 3 Post-Assessment

How did the Declaration of Independence undergo changes?

• No changes took place.

• They switched the words 'sacred and undeniable' to 'self-evident.'

Why did Paul Revere and others ride through the countryside from Lexington to Concord?

• To warn Adams, Hancock, and others that the British were coming by sea.

• To warn the British soldiers that the colonist were coming.

How did Paul Revere assist during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• By helping the colonist keep their weapons hidden from the British soldiers.

• By helping the British soldiers capture the hidden weapons.

How did Samuel Adams act out against the British government?

• Adams did not act out against the British government and was considered a loyalist.

• Adams spoke loudly against taxation without representation. He also started the Committee of Correspondence.

Fill in the Blank: The _______________ ride of Paul Revere.

• Midnight

• Day time

• Morning

• yesterday

Where were the first two Battles of the American Revolution fought at?

• Cordele and Arabi

• Lexington and Concord

• China and Japan

• Canada and Mexico

How did the North Bridge give the colonist an advantage in Concord?

• It did not help the colonist at all.

• It placed them on higher ground.

• It placed them on lower ground.

Was Paul Revere a patriot or a loyalist?

• He was a patriot, a person that wanted independence from Britain.

• He was a loyalist, a person that was true to King George and did not want to separate from Britain.

Why did the midnight riders light two lanterns in the Old North Church?

• To warn the Colonist that Britain had retreated and returned to Britain.

• To warn the Colonist that the British were coming by land.

• To warn the Colonist that he British were coming by sea.

• To celebrate the end of a holiday.

Independence means:

• You are able to do things on your own.

• You need help doing everything.