Practice identifying important causes, events, people, and ideas from the American Revolution.
Read each problem carefully. Answer in complete sentences when needed. Show your thinking in the space provided.
Key events, people, and ideas of the war for independence
Social Studies - Grade 4-5
- 1
What was the American Revolution?
- 2
Why were many colonists upset about taxes from Great Britain?
- 3
What does the phrase "No taxation without representation" mean?
- 4
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
- 5
Name one reason the Boston Tea Party was important.
- 6
Who was King George III?
- 7
Who was George Washington, and what was his role in the American Revolution?
- 8
What was the Continental Army?
- 9
What happened at Lexington and Concord?
- 10
What was the Declaration of Independence?
- 11
Who was Thomas Jefferson, and why is he remembered in the American Revolution?
- 12
What are two ideas found in the Declaration of Independence?
- 13
What help did France give to the American colonies during the war?
- 14
Why was the Battle of Yorktown important?
- 15
What was one result of the American Revolution?