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Grade 5 American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 in which of the following cities?
  1. Philadelphia
  2. Washington, D.C.
  3. New York
  4. Boston
Grade 5 American Revolution
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to these two cities to stop the British from taking their supplies.
  1. Philadelphia and New York City
  2. Boston and Baltimore
  3. Concord and Lexington
  4. Williamsburg and Wilmington
Grade 5 American Revolution
Colonists who supported the actions of the British government were known as Loyalists, or               .
  1. Patriots
  2. Tories
  3. Sons of Liberty
  4. Allies
Grade 5 American Revolution
The colonists who were against the British now called themselves               .
  1. Loyalist
  2. Patriots
  3. Traitors
  4. fighters
Grade 5 American Revolution
Which of the following was an advantage of the British in the American Revolution?
  1. British soldiers wer far away from home
  2. British soldiers believed in independence
  3. British soldiers were well trained
  4. British soldiers knew the land well
Grade 5 American Revolution
The territory west of the Appalachian Mountains at the start of the war was occupied by                                    .
  1. The French and the Spanish
  2. The French and the Native Americans
  3. The French and the Germans
  4. The British and the Native Americans
Grade 5 American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence stated that?
  1. The authority to govern belonged to the colonists.
  2. The authority to govern belonged to the British
  3. The authority to tax belonged to the king
  4. The authority to tax belonged to the British
Grade 5 American Revolution
Which Act taxed legal documents ,playing cards, printed items and dice?
  1. The Intolerable Act
  2. The Stamp Act
Grade 5 American Revolution
                             was created by representatives from 12 of the colonies to decide what to do after the Boston Tea Party.
  1. Committees of Correspondence
  2. Continental Congress
  3. Sons of Liberty
  4. Parliament
Grade 5 American Revolution
                  asked Congress to officially declare independence from Britain.
  1. Patrick Henry
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Richard Henry Lee
  4. George Washington
Grade 5 American Revolution
Which of the following said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
  1. William Henry
  2. William Lloyd Garrison
  3. Patrick Henry
  4. Thomas Paine
Grade 5 American Revolution
Colonists who met to talk and act against the new taxes from the British were called the                .
  1. Parliament
  2. allies
  3. Sons of Liberty
  4. Congress
Grade 5 American Revolution
After the Boston Massacre, John Hancock and other people from Boston formed a group that was against the British. They wanted the British troops to leave Boston. He worked closely with the patriot Samuel Adams. They led the Whig Party in Massachusetts.
From 1775 to 1780, Hancock was a member of the Continental Congress. He served as president from 1775 until 1777. He was also the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was the first governor of the state of Massachusetts. He was governor from 1780 to 1785 and from 1789 until his death in 1793.

Based on this passage, which of these is true about John Hancock?
  1. He was a British loyalist in the beginning of the war
  2. He was an important political leader and founding father
  3. He was an important military leader in the Contineantal Army
  4. He drafted the Declaration of Independece
Grade 5 American Revolution
Colonists who supported the actions of the British government were known as Tories, or               .
  1. Patriots
  2. Loyalists
  3. Sons of Liberty
  4. Allies
Grade 5 American Revolution
It stated that the British government had no right to tax the colonists without giving them representation.
  1. Intolerable Acts
  2. Declaration of Independence
  3. Boston Tea Party
  4. Stamp Act
Grade 5 American Revolution
What plan of government favored small states by giving them 2 electors per state?
  1. The New Jersey Plan
  2. The Virginia Plan
  3. The Connecticut Plan
  4. The New Hampshire Plan
Grade 5 American Revolution
A                is the killing of a number of people who cannot defend themselves.
  1. war
  2. massacre
  3. treason
  4. Democracy
Grade 5 American Revolution
A basic principle of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution is
  1. Every person should run for political office
  2. Education should be the main goal of government
  3. Religion should be separate from government
  4. Governements cannot take away certain rights
Grade 5 American Revolution
Which battle was considered the last big battle of the American Revolution? British ships were blocked at a certain port by the French battleships.
  1. Battle of Concord
  2. Battle of Yorktown
  3. Battle at Bunker Hill
  4. Battle of Saratoga
Grade 5 American Revolution
Who dumped the tea into Boston Harbor on the night of the Boston Tea Party?
  1. The British Loyalists
  2. The Redacoats
  3. The Sons of Liberty
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