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History, Social Studies
5th
grade
Chapter 5 The American Revolution
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why were the colonist angry about the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament
The Stamp Act taxed goods the colonists produce in America
The Stamp Act should also apply to Native Americans
The Stamp Act taxed the colonists land
- 2. Multiple Choice
Great Britain and the United States signed the ________________________________, officially ending the Revolutionary War.
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Paris
- 3. Multiple Choice
Members from the Continental Congress met with British official in Paris to ______________________, or reach an agreement, a peace treaty.
Negotiate
Declare War
compromise
- 4. Multiple Choice
The French agreed to an ___________________________, a formal agreement of friendship between countries.
partnership
alliance
friendship
- 5. Multiple Choice
Cornwallis decided to rest his troops at Yorktown, VA which is a _________________ or a piece of land nearly surrounded by water.
island
town
peninsula
- 6. Multiple Choice
Many Patriot soldiers _________________________, or signed up for armed serviced
enlisted
fought
retreated
- 7. Multiple Choice
To ___________________________________ is to move away from the enemy
join
fight
retreat
- 8. Multiple Choice
The British hired German _____________________________, or soldiers who are paid to fight for another country.
alliances
enlisted
mercenaries
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Declaration of Independence talks about people’s _____________________________, or freedoms that cannot be taken away.
countries
jobs, cars and personal properties
rights
- 10. Multiple Choice
The colonist wanted _________________________________, or freedom from the rule by others, from Great Britain
martial law
independence
alliance
- 11. Multiple Choice
One of Congress’s first acts was to create the _______________________________________, which is an army of paid solders
mercenaries
Continental army
militia
- 12. Multiple Choice
Each colony agreed to train a __________________________, or a volunteer army
continential army
militia
enlisted men
- 13. Multiple Choice
Under the Intolerable Acts, the colonist had to ____________________________ or give food and shelter to British Troops
quarter
provide
pay
- 14. Multiple Choice
Those who strongly opposed Britain’s actions were called_______________________________.
Loyalists
Patriots
- 15. Multiple Choice
Under the intolerable Acts, many colonies were placed under ___________________________ or controlled by the military
martial law
arrest
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Townshend Acts placed a _________________________ or a tax on many goods that the colonist imported from Britain
tariff
stamps
- 17. Multiple Choice
Congress asked the British Parliament to ___________________________, or cancel the Stamp Act
get rid of
repeal
keep
- 18. Multiple Choice
A __________________________________ is a formal meeting or a law making body
congress
government
continental congress
- 19. Multiple Choice
Great Britain was in ________________________, which meant it owed money, from the French and Indian War.
Europe
debt
fear
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act
France invaded and conquered Great Britain
Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay its war debts
The Stamp Act had caused Native American revolts
The colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods
- 21. Multiple Choice
What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonist after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
The Declaration of Independence
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
Sons of Liberty
- 22. Multiple Choice
What happen during the Boston Massacre happen
colonists shot and killed British soldiers
British soldiers shot and kills colonists
Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor
- 23. Multiple Choice
What name did the colonists give the series of harsh laws that Parliament passed in response to the Boston Tea Party
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
- 24. Multiple Choice
Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War fought
Lexington
Concord
Boston
New York
- 25. Multiple Choice
What did the colonist throw into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party
Coffee
Tea
Tobacco
Soldiers
- 26. Multiple Choice
What was a key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The Patriots Captured 59 cannons and took them to Boston
The Patriot army was beaten badly and surrendered to the British
The Patriots gained control of all of the New York Region
- 27. Multiple Choice
Who were the colonies European allies during the Revolutionary War
France, Spain, Holland
Spain, Italy, Poland
France, Spain, Poland
- 28. Multiple Choice
What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
The British surrendered to the Patriots
The Patriots surrendered to the British
The Patriots won independence
the British took control of the colonist
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