Road to Revolution Worksheet
Explore the events and causes leading to the American Revolution with this Grade 5 social studies worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of the events leading up to the American Revolution.
1. What act was passed by the British Parliament that taxed all paper goods in the colonies?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
2. What was the main reason the colonists were angry about the new taxes?
They didn't like tea.
They thought the King was unfair.
They had no representation in Parliament.
The taxes were too high.
1. The Boston was a protest by American colonists against British taxation on tea.
2. The Sons of was a secret organization of American patriots who opposed British policies.
3. The Battles of Lexington and were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
1. The Stamp Act taxed sugar and molasses.
True
False
2. Paul Revere made a famous ride to warn colonists about the approaching British soldiers.
True
False
1. Explain what 'No taxation without representation' meant to the colonists.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. To show their displeasure, many colonists decided to British goods.
2. Those who supported independence from Britain were called .
3. The British Parliament eventually decided to the Stamp Act.