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The American Revolution

Grade 5 Social Studies Worksheet

NameDate

Read each event. Circle whether it came before the war, during the war or after the war.

1.
The Second Continental Congress chose George Washington to lead the army.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
2.
Loyalists left for Canada or Britain.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
3.
Women ran farms and shops while men fought.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
4.
The Treaty of Paris recognized the United States as independent.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
5.
Britain wanted colonists to help pay its debts after the French and Indian War.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
6.
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor at the Boston Tea Party.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
7.
Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance for the land beyond the Appalachians.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
8.
The Intolerable Acts closed Boston's port.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
9.
Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, ending the main fighting.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war
10.
Parliament passed the Tea Act to help a British company sell tea.
- before the war
- during the war
- after the war

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About this worksheet

The American Revolution began as a quarrel over taxes and rights, turned into a war for independence, and ended with the building of a new country. Putting events in order shows how one led to the next.

On this fifth grade sheet a child reads ten events and circles whether each came before the war, during the war or after the war. Each version has different events, and the answer key gives every answer.

What your child will learn

Know the events that led to the war
Know the main events of the war
Know how the new country was built
Put events in order

C3 Framework standard: D2.His.14.3-5

Worked example

The Stamp Act taxed printed paper in 1765, years before the fighting at Lexington and Concord, so it came before the war.

Common mistake

Placing the Declaration of Independence before the war began, when the fighting had already started in 1775.

Helpful hint

The first shots at Lexington and Concord start the war, and the surrender at Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris end it.

Next skill: Westward Expansion Earlier: Colonial America

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with the american revolution?

Placing the Declaration of Independence before the war began, when the fighting had already started in 1775.

How can I help my child with the american revolution?

The first shots at Lexington and Concord start the war, and the surrender at Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris end it.

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