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Grade 5 American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington took place as the British army was marching on its way to which of the following towns?
  1. Providence
  2. New York
  3. Plymouth
  4. Concord
Grade 5 American Revolution
Who helped Paul Revere warn the farms and towns that the British were coming?
  1. William Dawes
  2. Patrick Henry
  3. John Adams
Grade 5 American Revolution
Which battle was not really considered a battle between two armies, but rather, the soldiers versus the elements?
  1. Battle of Concord
  2. Battle of Lexington
  3. the determination at Valley Forge
  4. Battle of Saratoga
Grade 5 American Revolution
                  allies were sending a fleet of warships to Virginia to blockade the British Army camping there
  1. Spain
  2. French
  3. Germans
  4. None of the above
Grade 5 American Revolution
All states had equal power in congress under the Articles of Confederation
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 American Revolution
At the Battle of Saratoga, The Continental Army gained two allies...What are allies, and who were the allies?
  1. enemies, France and Spain
  2. friends, France and Spain
  3. enemies, British and Indians
  4. friends, British and Indians
Grade 5 American Revolution
Even though the Articles of Confederation were written in 1777, they did not go into effect until 1781. What was the reason that it took several years for the Articles to go into effect?
  1. They did not go into effect until the Revolutionary war was officially over
  2. They did not go into effect until they had been approved by all of the states
  3. There were still some states that wanted to remain part of Great Brititan
  4. There were some states that did not want to take part in the new government
Grade 5 American Revolution
What battle is famous for being a Pyrrhic victory for the British ( Where the British won, but lost a third of their military in the process)?
  1. Yorktown
  2. Charleston
  3. Valley Forge
  4. Bunker Hill
Grade 5 American Revolution
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Which document contains these lines?
Grade 5 American Revolution
The                                                     cut off all escape by sea
  1. French Ships
  2. German Ships
  3. George Washington's Ships
  4. None of the above
Grade 5 American Revolution
The Boston Tea Party
Time: December 16, 1773
Place: Boston, Massachusetts

In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act, which gave Britain’s East India Company a monopoly on tea. A monopoly is complete control of a good or service in an area, by either a person or a group. As a result of this monopoly, only the East India Company could legally sell tea to the colonies, and it could sell tea for less than colonial merchants could. This meant that colonial merchants could not make money in the tea trade. The British government believed the colonists would choose to buy the cheaper tea- and pay the tax on it. Instead, many colonists decided to boycott tea.
Ships carrying thousands of pounds of tea set sail for the colonies. In November 1773, three of the ships arrived in Boston Harbor. Against the wishes of many colonists, the Massachusetts governor sided with the British by allowing the ships to dock. More than 1,000 colonists in Boston protested.
Many people think Samuel Adams planned what happened next. On the night of December 16, 1773, about 150 members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and marched down to Boston Harbor.
At the harbor, hundreds of people had gathered on the docks to watch the event. When the Sons of Liberty arrived, they boarded the ships, broke open 342 chests of tea, and threw it all overboard. Their angry protest became known as the Boston Tea Party.


What caused colonists to take part in the Boston Tea Party? Remember to Analyze: Explain why your details are important.
Grade 5 American Revolution
Whose idea was it to officially break free of Great Britain?
  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. Henry Lee
  3. George Washington
  4. Patrick Henry
Grade 5 American Revolution
Which person was not a leader on the British side during the war?
  1. Commander George Washington
  2. Captain John Smith
  3. General Braddock
  4. General James Wolfe
Grade 5 American Revolution
          In 1776          , the Continental Congress published the                               Declaration of Independence                               in Philadelphia, announcing the colonists' intent to form a              new nation             .
Grade 5 American Revolution
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain the government's structure
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 American Revolution
Cornwallis lost the will to fight
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 American Revolution
On May 10th the First Continental Congress met and sets what four things in motion. Choose four answers.
  1. Establishes the Army
  2. Creates new taxes
  3. Establishes the Navy
  4. Establishes the first hospital
  5. Establishes the Post Office
  6. Starts issuing money
Grade 5 American Revolution
* Born in Poland in 1746
* Served as a colonel in the Continental Army
* Played an important role in the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga
  1. Bernardo De Galvez
  2. Tadeusz Kosciuszko
  3. Marquis De Lafayette
  4. Friedrich Wihelm Von Steuben
Grade 5 American Revolution
After what battle did the French decide to join the Americans in their fight against the British?
Grade 5 American Revolution
Washington's troops cut off all escape by sea
  1. True
  2. False
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