Revolution and Rights - 5th grade

In 1754, who went to war over territory?

• Great Britain and the United States

• United States and France

• France and Great Britain

What does the word "territory" mean?

• land

• water

• mountains

What was one of the main problems for Britain that came along after the war?

• How to cover the expense of the war

• How to feed all the soldiers

• What to name the new territory they just won

What did the British do to help pay for the war?

• Sent representation for all colonists

• Taxed the colonists

• Taxed the children only

How did the colonists show their displeasure about what the British government was doing?

• Refusing to buy British goods

• Throwing hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor

• Both answers are correct

What was the event called when the British colonists through all the tea into the Boston Harbor?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Push

• The Boston Stance

What is the definition of "Minutemen"?

• Men who named the colonies

• Men that ready in five minutes

• Men ready to fight

What year did the American Revolution begin?

• April 1775

• May 1775

• September 1783

Who did John Adams nominate to lead the army during the war?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

After the war the United States needed a new government. what document was drafted?

• The Articles of Independence

• The Constitution

• the Articles of Confederation