American Revolution - 5th Grade

Which event caused the Sons of Liberty to organize protests in Boston?

• The passage of the Sugar Act

• The repeal of the Stamp Act

• The repeal of the Townshend Act

• The passage of the Townshend Act

What caused Great Britain to pass the Stamp Act?

• 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

Which author could have used this picture with his work?

• 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

George Washington's army endured a harsh winter at Valley Forge. Why did he take the army there?

• The British captured Philadelphia, forcing him to retreat to Valley Forge

• He planned to lure the British into a trap and defeat them

• The Cherokee were there and they wanted to help

• He planned to capture General Howe of the British army

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

• To explain all the unfair things King George III had done to make him change

• To explain the kinds of rights that all people should have and announce the name of their new country as the United States of America

• To explain all the ways in which Great Britain had ignored the rights of the colonists and why the colonies were declaring allegiance to France

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

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

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

• After the Battle of Charleston; the French knew the war was almost over and wanted to fight on the winning side

• After the Battle of Long Island; the French didn't want the Dutch to gain influence over the new country

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

• After the Battle of Princeton; the French saw that George Washington was a good leader

Which statement best explains why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act?

• 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 the produced

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

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

• declaring that the monarchy should be abolished and punished for its actions

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

• allowing women to take part in government

• rejecting Parliament's attempts to tax them

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

• A new system of government for the United States is put in place

• France agrees to join the Americans in the fight against Great Britain

• Many colonists are convinced that it is time for independence

• The British are persuaded to abolish the Townshend Acts