Road to Revolution (Benchmark Adv Gr 5, Un 7)

For how many years did Great Britain's thirteen American colonies have time to grow and change before the events leading to the American Revolution?

• 200 years

• 100 years

• 150 years

• 50 years

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What ocean separated the American colonies from Great Britain?

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

What was the main reason Britain started to impose taxes on the American colonies?

• To pay off debt from the French and Indian War

• To fund the British monarchy

• To support British military expenses in Europe

• To invest in the East India Company

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which act passed by Britain taxed everyday items used by the colonists?

• Navigation Acts

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

What was the reaction of the colonists to the British taxes and regulations?

• They sought help from France

• They began to rebel

• They paid all taxes without protest

• They requested independence immediately

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What did George Washington favor as a response to British policies before the American Revolution?

• Boycotting British goods

• Immediate armed rebellion

• Negotiations with Britain

• Forming an alliance with France

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In what year did the Second Continental Congress make the formal Declaration of Independence from Great Britain?

• 1781

• 1783

• 1775

• 1776

Which battle is considered a turning point in the American Revolution, leading to support for the American cause?

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who said, 'Give me liberty or give me death!'?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What year did the United States and Great Britain end the war with the Treaty of Paris?

• 1781

• 1783

• 1775

• 1776

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9