5th Grade Soc Stud. Unit 4 Pretest

Read each statement and decide if it could have been said by colonial leaders who disagreed with British policies or by British leaders.

"Why should we pay taxes that we never agreed to pay?"

• colonial leaders

• British leaders

Read each statement and decide if it could have been said by colonial leaders who disagreed with British policies or by British leaders.

"Parliament is the only true lawmaking body for the colonies."

• colonial leaders

• British leaders

Read each statement and decide if it could have been said by colonial leaders who disagreed with British policies or by British leaders.

"Everyone must help pay the costs of the French and Indian War."

• colonial leaders

• British leaders

Read each statement and decide if it could have been said by colonial leaders who disagreed with British policies or by British leaders.

"We fought to win those western lands from France, so our people should be allowed to settle there."

• colonial leaders

• British leaders

Read each statement and decide if it could have been said by colonial leaders who disagreed with British policies or by British leaders.

"The government cannot take away certain rights from the people."

• colonial leaders

• British leaders

Read each statement. Then decide if it could have been said by a Patriot (a colonist who supported independence from Britain) or by a Loyalist (a colonist who remained loyal to the British King).

"We must do whatever is necessary to gain our freedom."

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Read each statement. Then decide if it could have been said by a Patriot (a colonist who supported independence from Britain) or by a Loyalist (a colonist who remained loyal to the British King).

"We must avoid war. We are all British citizens."

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Read each statement. Then decide if it could have been said by a Patriot (a colonist who supported independence from Britain) or by a Loyalist (a colonist who remained loyal to the British King).

"The people have the right to govern themselves."

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Read each statement. Then decide if it could have been said by a Patriot (a colonist who supported independence from Britain) or by a Loyalist (a colonist who remained loyal to the British King).

"Why should we obey laws made by a government so far away?"

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Read each statement. Then decide if it could have been said by a Patriot (a colonist who supported independence from Britain) or by a Loyalist (a colonist who remained loyal to the British King).

"We are citizens of the greatest empire in the world!"

• Patriot

• Loyalist