1st 9 Weeks DCA Review-Causes of the Revolution Part 2

Master American Revolution causes! Events, figures, and protests for 5th graders.

Drag the correct description into the events below. Quartering Act The king made a law that the colonists had to provide food, drinks, and shelter to the soldiers Soldiers did not have a home in the colonies Stamp Act The King repealed the act The King charged taxes on printed items All printed items required a stamp (which was a form of tax) The colonies reacted by boycotting and protesting. Boston Tea Party The king kept taxes on tea Sons of Liberty dressed like Mohawk Indians Sons of Liberty threw tea into the harbor Intolerable Acts Punishment for the Boston Tea Party The King sent more troops to the colonies and closed Boston Harbor Colonists lost the right to self-government and holding trials Led to the First Continental Congress French and Indian War France vs. Britain Fought over Ohio River Valley Led to massive debt and taxing the colonists Proclamation of 1763 prohibited westward colonization Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the war Revolutionary War Britain vs. Colonies Fought over representation in Parliament and colonial independence Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the war France was a colonial ally What does the Declaration of Independence state on the colonists behalf? What the King of England did right and why the loyalists stayed loyal They wanted to be free from England and their grievances against the king They wanted to be free from Englandand become French colonies The founding fathers' philosophies about the Constitution Match the significant events to the correct battle Battle of Yorktown The British surrendered and the fighting was over Battle of Saratoga Turning point of the war Treaty of Paris 1783 2 years after Yorktown; officially ended the war Lexington and Concord "The shot heard 'round the world" started the American Revolution James Armistead Enslaved man who worked as a spy with the French Marquis de Lafayette French General who brought supplies for the patriots and helped win the war The king sent many soldiers to the colonies to enforce taxation. This made the colonists mad, so they caused a riot by taunting the soldiers and throwing snowballs and rocks. The soldiers got mad and killed many colonists. This event is known as the _. Boston Tea Party Boston Massacre French and Indian War Townshend Act Match the individual to their contribution in the American Revolution Thomas Jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence John Paul Jones Commander of the American naval force George Washington led the Virginia Militia during the French and Indian War and was the General the Continental Army during the American Revolution Benjamin Franklin Created "Join, or Die" cartoon in the Pennsylvania Gazette, was an inventor, postmaster, and an ambassador to France Thomas Paine Wrote "Common Sense" to convinced people to support the patriots John Hancock Proud patriot with a famous signature on the Declaration What were some ways the colonists protested taxes? (choose all that are correct) Boycotts Smuggling Rallies and riots Destruction of property (Tea Party) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin George Washington Samuel Adams Match the event to its correct summary. Stamp Act The king taxed the colonists on printed items, so they burned stamps, and the king repealed the act. Quartering Act A law passed by the king forcing the colonists to provide food, shelter, and drinks to the soldiers. Intolerable Acts Punishment for the Boston Tea Party; closed Boston Harbor, took away self-government and trials, sent more troops The Treat of Paris 1783 was - A major battle between Paris and Great Britain that started the first world war. An agreement between America and Great Britain that said America won its independence. An agreement between America and Great Britain that said Great Britain won its independence . An agreement between France and Great Britain saying that Britain won the war and took over all French colonies in America