5th Grade American Revolution

A Revolution is

• electing a new King

• overthrowing a form of government and replacing it with a new one

• deciding to make new laws on taxes

• peacefully accepting the government as is

This battle that was the start of the American Revolution:

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

How did the American Revolution end?

• King George made the colonists choose a new King

• The colonists lost to the British

• The British surrendered to George Washington

• The British joined forces with France

Gaining Independence from England meant

• the colonists would never have any laws to follow

• the colonists would be free to elect their own leaders

• the King of England could still make some laws for the U.S.

• None of the above

The British army had the advantages of

• a strong, formally trained army

• a large army that outnumbered the colonials

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Who created the Join or Die flag?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• King George III

• Betsy Ross

The Bill of Rights contains

• a list of abuses of the King's powers

• a list of taxes paid by the colonists

• a list of countries that the U.S. owed money to

• a list of personal freedoms guaranteed to citizens

The act of going against your own country or King is called

• abandonment

• treason

• militia

• Constitution

Which officially ended the war and declared the U.S. is free?

• Treaty of England

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Constitutional Convention

The Olive Branch Petition

• gave the King more power over the colonies

• asked the King to plant more olive trees

• asked the King to give more taxes to certain colonists

• asked the King to relieve the taxes and help the colonies have more rights