5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 11
Road to Revolution
Taxes, protests and Patriots
What your child practices
British taxes, colonial protests such as boycotts and the Boston Tea Party, the Continental Congresses, and why Loyalists and Patriots saw things differently.
California Content Standards learning standard: 5.5.1; 5.5.2 · how ideas and interests led to the Revolution, and the significance of the Continental Congresses
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why might a colonial farmer in debt to British merchants support the Patriots?
- He wanted more British taxes
- Independence might free him from British rules and taxes
- He loved the Stamp Act
- He was a British soldier
Independence might free him from British rules and taxes
Hint: Different people had different reasons.
Question 2
The Sons of Liberty were…
- The king's sons
- A group of colonists who protested British laws
- A group of French traders
- British soldiers
A group of colonists who protested British laws
Hint: Samuel Adams was a leader.
Question 3
How did the Tea Act actually change the price of tea?
- It made British company tea cheaper, but kept the tax colonists objected to
- It doubled the price
- It banned tea
- It made tea free
It made British company tea cheaper, but kept the tax colonists objected to
Hint: The principle mattered more than the price.
Question 4
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in…
- 1774
- 1812
- 1850
- 1607
1774
Hint: Delegates came from 12 colonies.
Question 5
The Quartering Act required colonists to…
- Grow tea
- Join the navy
- Pay a stamp tax
- House and supply British soldiers
House and supply British soldiers
Hint: Quarters are places to stay.
Question 6
The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed…
- Only sugar
- Only tea
- Horses
- Printed paper such as newspapers and legal documents
Printed paper such as newspapers and legal documents
Hint: Paper needed a stamp to show the tax was paid.