Practice identifying the major causes, events, and people of the American Revolution.
Read each problem carefully. Use complete sentences when explaining your answer. Show your thinking in the space provided.
Understanding why the colonies fought for independence
Social Studies - Grade 4-5
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What was one major reason many colonists were upset with Great Britain before the American Revolution?
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The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on printed items such as newspapers, legal papers, and playing cards. Why did colonists protest this law?
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Match the event to its description: Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Declaration of Independence. Write the correct event next to each description: 1. Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor. 2. British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists. 3. The colonies announced they were free from Great Britain.
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Why was the Boston Tea Party an important event leading to the American Revolution?
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Explain what the phrase taxation without representation means.
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Put these events in the correct order from earliest to latest: Declaration of Independence, Boston Tea Party, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Stamp Act.
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Who were the Patriots during the American Revolution?
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Who were the Loyalists during the American Revolution?
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The Intolerable Acts were passed after the Boston Tea Party. How did these laws affect the colonists?
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Why are the Battles of Lexington and Concord often called the first battles of the American Revolution?
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
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Name one important leader of the American Revolution and describe what that person did.
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Read this sentence: The colonists formed the First Continental Congress to discuss how to respond to British laws. What was the First Continental Congress?
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How did boycotts help colonists protest British laws?
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Write a short paragraph explaining two causes of the American Revolution.