Students correct three historical errors — colonists having too many representatives, the Tea Party caused by wanting more tea, and the first battles placed at Philadelphia and Boston. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions about taxation without representation, Boston Harbor, and the Declaration. Part C has two short-answer questions about British tax grievances and the Tea Party.
Correcting the three most common Revolution misconceptions establishes accurate foundational knowledge before students study the conflict's progression.
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American Revolution
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The colonists were angry because they had too many representatives in Parliament.
Rewrite: The colonists were angry because they had no representatives in Parliament.
2. Fix the sentence:
The Boston Tea Party happened because colonists wanted to buy more tea from Britain.
Rewrite: The Boston Tea Party happened because colonists protested the tax on tea by dumping it into the harbor.
3. Fix the sentence:
The first battles of the Revolution were fought at Philadelphia and Boston.
Rewrite: The first battles of the Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The slogan "No taxation without representation" expressed the colonists' main complaint.
2. In 1773, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.
3. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
4. George Washington led the Continental Army during the Revolution.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Why were the colonists upset about British taxes?
The colonists were upset because Britain taxed them without giving them a voice or vote in Parliament.
2. What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dressed as Mohawks boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea tax.
American Revolution
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The colonists were angry because they had too many representatives in Parliament.
Rewrite: The colonists were angry because they had no representatives in Parliament.
2) Fix the sentence:
The Boston Tea Party happened because colonists wanted to buy more tea from Britain.
Rewrite: The Boston Tea Party happened because colonists protested the tax on tea by dumping it into the harbor.
3) Fix the sentence:
The first battles of the Revolution were fought at Philadelphia and Boston.
Rewrite: The first battles of the Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The slogan "No taxation without representation" expressed the colonists' main complaint.
2) In 1773, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.
3) The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
4) George Washington led the Continental Army during the Revolution.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Why were the colonists upset about British taxes?
The colonists were upset because Britain taxed them without giving them a voice or vote in Parliament.
2) What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dressed as Mohawks boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea tax.
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