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5th Grade Soc Stuides US History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Sons of Liberty were far more radical than the Stamp Act Congress. In this context, what does "radical" mean?

a)

Popular

b)

Secretive

c)

Extreme

d)

Subdued

2.

How could the British government have prevented the American Revolution?

a)

By forcing King George III to give up the throne

b)

By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

c)

By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures

d)

By increasing taxes on the colonists

3.

If you were a colonist, why would you have been upset about the Quartering Act?

a)

It would've forced you to pay taxes on tea, paper, and other British goods

b)

It would've made all of your Colonial money worthless

c)

It would've prevented you from being represented in Parliament

d)

It might have forced you to let British soldiers live in your house

4.

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

They pulled all British troops out of Massachusetts

b)

They passed the Townshend Acts

c)

They blockaded Boston Harbor

d)

They invaded the United States

5.

What does it mean to "repeal" a law?

a)

To protest it

b)

To overturn it

c)

To refuse to obey it

d)

To obey it grudgingly

6.

If you were boycotting British tea, what would you be doing?

a)

Tarring and feathering British tea merchants

b)

Dumping British tea into Boston Harbor

c)

Refusing to buy British tea

d)

Paying high prices for British tea

7.

How did Ben Franklin help the American war effort?

a)

By writing the Declaration of Independence

b)

By serving as President of the Continental Congress

c)

By serving as a general in the Continental Army

d)

By convincing the French government to aid the colonists

8.

What is a loyalist?

a)

A person who was a slave

b)

A person selling clothes

c)

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

d)

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the Amerian cause

9.

What is a partiot in the American Revolution?

a)

A colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule.

b)

Rob Gronkowski

c)

A colonists who supported British rule.

d)

A person who didn't care if British ruled or not.

10.

What was a leading cuase in the American Revolution?

a)

taxes

b)

food

c)

land

d)

slavery

11.

When did the American Revolution occur?

a)

2010

b)

1775

c)

1991

d)

1672

12.

All these people were patriots in the American Revolution EXCEPT

a)

George Washington

b)

William Franklin

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

13.

The French and Indian War occurred before the American Revolution and lead to the extra taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

British ruled America prior to the American Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The American Revolution ended in

a)

1993

b)

1985

c)

1783

d)

1771

16.
American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying
a)
Patriots
b)
snowballs
c)
taxes
d)
boycott
17.
Many colonists did not want to remain loyal to Great Britain and King George. They wanted to be free from British rule. These colonists were called 
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
18.
Colonists who supported the Bitish king were called 
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
19.
The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Boston tea Party
20.
The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom? 
a)
taxes
b)
tariff
c)
liberty
d)
patriot
21.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy