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5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 10

The American Revolution

Independence and the war

What your child practices

The Declaration of Independence and its ideals, key battles from Lexington to Yorktown, help from France and others, and the people of many backgrounds who shaped the war.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 5.H2.1; 5.SP2.1 · the American Revolution and the perspectives of the people who lived through it

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776. It says governments get power from the consent of the governed.
  2. George Washington led the army; Franklin won France as an ally. Bunker Hill showed colonists could stand up to the British.
  3. Women ran farms and businesses and made supplies.

Example: Where does the Declaration say governments get their power? It says the people choose to be governed. That agreement is called consent. Answer: from the consent of the governed

The American Revolution in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 2 of 10 in 5th grade Social Studies, after Road to Revolution and before Building a Government.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John to…

    • Join the British army
    • "Remember the ladies" when making new laws
    • Raise taxes
    • Return to England

  2. Question 2

    Which country became an important ally of the Americans in the Revolution?

    • Britain
    • France
    • Russia
    • China

  3. Question 3

    Bernardo de Gálvez helped the Americans by…

    • Ruling Virginia
    • Leading Spanish forces against the British in the South
    • Leading the Boston Tea Party
    • Writing the Declaration

  4. Question 4

    Which battle in 1777 convinced France to help the Americans?

    • Lexington
    • Bunker Hill
    • Yorktown
    • Saratoga

  5. Question 5

    The Declaration of Independence was adopted on…

    • December 25, 1776
    • January 1, 1800
    • July 4, 1787
    • July 4, 1776

  6. Question 6

    The Declaration says people have unalienable rights, including…

    • Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
    • Taxes, soldiers and stamps
    • Free land, free tea and free ships
    • A king, a queen and a castle

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