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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution - 5th Grade
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
Which statement is a result of the American Revolution?
The United States of America was established
America's permanent territorial borders were established
The form of government of the United States was established
British control over the land west of the thirteen colonies was established
A major principle stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should -
be based upon the consent of the governed
be led by educated men who owned property
guarantee economic equality among all citizens
have unlimited power to decide what is best for the people
