Worksheet

The American Revolution

Grade 5 - Social Studies - On Level

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  1. Which cause helps explain the event "Boston Tea Party"?

    • American forces tried to stop a British plan to divide the colonies
    • American and French forces trapped a British army
    • colonists protested the Tea Act and monopoly on tea
    • Patriot leaders argued that British rule violated colonial rights

  2. Which effect followed the event "Battle of Yorktown"?

    • boycotts and protests pressured Parliament
    • major fighting ended and peace talks followed
    • the victory helped persuade France to ally with the United States
    • armed fighting began between militia and British soldiers

  3. Where does "Declaration of Independence" fit in the Revolution timeline?

    • after fighting had already begun
    • before any colonial protest happened
    • after the Civil War
    • after the Constitution was written

  4. Which source could give evidence about the event "Battle of Yorktown"?

    • a soldier's letter after the battle
    • a militia member's diary entry
    • the printed Declaration text
    • a map of the siege lines

  5. Which claim about the event "Boston Tea Party" uses historical reasoning?

    • the event can be understood without chronology
    • the event should be explained with causes, effects, and source evidence
    • the event matters only if it has a short name
    • all events had identical causes

  6. Which cause helps explain the event "Lexington and Concord"?

    • American forces tried to stop a British plan to divide the colonies
    • British troops moved to seize colonial weapons
    • colonists protested the Tea Act and monopoly on tea
    • American and French forces trapped a British army

  7. Which effect followed the event "Lexington and Concord"?

    • boycotts and protests pressured Parliament
    • the colonies formally declared themselves independent states
    • the victory helped persuade France to ally with the United States
    • armed fighting began between militia and British soldiers

  8. Where does "Stamp Act protests" fit in the Revolution timeline?

    • after the Constitution was written
    • before the Declaration of Independence
    • before any colonial protest happened
    • after the Civil War

  9. Which source could give evidence about the event "Battle of Saratoga"?

    • a soldier's letter after the battle
    • a protest broadside calling for a boycott
    • a harbor eyewitness account
    • the printed Declaration text

  10. Which claim about the event "Battle of Saratoga" uses historical reasoning?

    • the event can be understood without chronology
    • all events had identical causes
    • the event should be explained with causes, effects, and source evidence
    • the event matters only if it has a short name
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