SS 5: Unit 5 American Revolution

Which of the following was another reason that tensions grew between the colonists and Britain?

• • King George III told colonists they were not British citizens.

• • Britain and France were fighting over land in North America.

• • There was no colonial representation in Britain's Parliament.

• American Indians were fighting with the British in the Ohio River Valley.

Which of the following effects of the Stamp Act does this image show?

• • Colonists protesting saying that it will ruin America.

• • Colonists boycotting printed materials to avoid paying the tax.

• • Colonists saying that Britain is ridiculous for taxing the colonies.

• Colonists marching from New York to show their support of the Stamp Act.

Read each of the items about the causes and effects of taxation of the colonies. Drag each item into the correct box.

Groups:

(a) Cause

,

(b) Effect

• Britain had to raise money to pay for war debts

• Britain had to raise money to pay

  soldiers to protect the colonies

• Colonists had to pay a tax on printed materials when they

  bought them

• Many colonists protested

• The colonies were taxed without having

  representation in Parliament

• Many colonists joined the Sons of Liberty or

  Daughters of Liberty

Why did Britain think it had the right to tax the colonies?

• • British soldiers were protecting the colonies, and Britain needed money to pay them.

• • Britain hoped that by taxing the colonies it could benefit from American foreign trade.

• • Britain was more powerful than the colonies, and the colonies relied on Britain to survive.

• Britain needed money to pay for wars with France so all British colonies were required to help.

Which of the following illustrates a form of protests against British taxation of the colonies?

• • Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan.

• • The Sons of Liberty formed as a secret group.

• • The Daughters of Liberty spun their own cloth.

• Representatives met at the Stamp Act Congress.

Read each of the items. Determine if they were causes or effects of the Boston Massacre. Drag each item into the correct box.

Groups:

(a) Cause

,

(b) Effect

• Britain passes the Coercive Acts

• Colonists form

  Committees of Correspondence

• Britain sends soldiers and warships to Boston

• Britain passes the Tea Act

• A British soldier fires

  into a crowd after being hit with a stick

• Britain repeals the Townshend Acts but keeps the tax on tea

When did the British and minutemen go to battle at Concord?

• • dawn on April 19, 1775

• • midnight on April 18, 1775

• • late morning on April 19, 1775

• early afternoon on April 19, 1775

Based on the information in the map, what were the course and results of the conflict at Lexington and Concord?

• • The British fought all day on April 19 in Concord and Lexington before returning to Charlestown.

• • The British fought against minutemen in Lexington and then Concord before retreating to Boston.

• • The British fought against minutemen in Concord and then Lexington before retreating to Concord.

• The British captured Paul Revere on April 19 before fighting at Lexington and Concord and returning to Boston.

Which detail best completes the graphic organizer?

• • organizes the Continental army

• • drafts the Declaration of Independence

• • organizes in response to the Coercive Acts

• chooses George Washington as commander-in-chief

If you were to use a library media center to identify this person, which of the following key words or phrases could you use?

• • President of the United States

• • soldier in the Continental army

• • writer of the United States Constitution

• signer of the Declaration of Independence