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Liberty Kids Episodes 1 and 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the colonists dress up like when they boarded the ship?

a)

indians / Native Americans

b)

colonists

c)

British soldiers

d)

Frenchmen

2.

Why did the colonists participate in the Boston Tea Party?

a)

They did not like the tea the British made.

b)

They were upset about parliament’s tax on tea.

c)

Colonists wanted to make their own tea

d)

They just wanted to have a party.

3.

The name of the ship Sarah arrived on and the "Tea Party" event happened on was ______________________________

a)

The Mayflower

b)

The Tree

c)

The Plymouth

d)

The Dartmouth

4.

How did Sarah feel about the rebellious event taking place on the ship?

a)

She strongly agreed that they should rebel

b)

She disagreed with the colonists' actions and felt it was wrong

c)

She didn't care what the colonists did

d)

She didn't know anything about it.

5.

What was the "battle cry" of the colonists during the Tea Party event?

a)

No more green tea for me!!

b)

The key for liberty is free tea!

c)

No taxation without representation!

d)

Meet at the Liberty Tree to say no to taxed tea!

6.

Check all of the boxes that fit facts about Phillis Wheatley.

a)

She was a Native American

b)

She was a slave

c)

She threw tea into Boston Harbor

d)

She was a writer

7.

Check ALL that apply:

(Hint- More than 1 choice)

Parliament accused Ben Franklin of what?

a)

stealing the lightning rod invention

b)

committing treason - rebelling against his/her country

c)

lying to the king about his travels

d)

instigating/encouraging The Boston Tea Party

8.

The "Red Coats" are another name for _________________

a)

the colonists

b)

Ben Franklin's reporters

c)

female visitors from London

d)

the British soldiers

9.

Sam Adams is leading a group of men in this episode. What two names does he give this group? Check the two correct answers.

a)

The Blue Coats

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

Patriots

d)

Tea Men

10.
Dr. Ben Franklin owns a newspaper called the _________ Gazette.
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Franklin
c)
Boston
11.
The colonists called the ______ Acts the Intolerable Acts. 
a)
Coercive
b)
Tea
c)
Townshend
12.
Henri lost his family when the boat they were on to get to America was hit by the ________. 
a)
plague
b)
storm
c)
hand
13.
When on trial for treason, Dr. Franklin declares that he is not British, he is ___________. 
a)
American
b)
Ben
c)
Canadian
14.
Phillis Wheatley tells the kids that to thank her, keep fighting for _________. 
a)
freedom
b)
the British
c)
donuts 
15.
Who was the King of England at the time of the American Revolution?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Queen Clark
d)
King George III