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5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10

The American Revolution

From taxes to independence

What your child practices

Causes of the Revolution from 1763, the Declaration of Independence, key battles, the Treaty of Paris, and the different perspectives of Patriots, Loyalists, enslaved people, women and Native nations.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: 5.H.CE.7; 5.H.CE.6; 5.C.PI.3 · multiple perspectives on the causes and effects of independence from Britain, and the founders

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

    The Boston Massacre happened in…

    • 1770
    • 1607
    • 1812

  2. Question 2

    Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

    • Thomas Jefferson
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • George Washington

  3. Question 3

    Why did people see the Revolution differently?

    • it affected Patriots, Loyalists, enslaved people and Native nations in different ways
    • no one cared
    • everyone agreed

  4. Question 4

    'No taxation without representation' meant colonists…

    • had no vote in Parliament, so its taxes were unfair
    • wanted higher taxes
    • had their own king

  5. Question 5

    Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense argued for…

    • independence from Britain
    • loyalty to the king
    • a new tax

  6. Question 6

    The Declaration's list of complaints was aimed at…

    • King George III
    • George Washington
    • the King of France

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