This sheet zooms in on the laws and leaders that sparked rebellion. Fill-ins cover the 1764 Sugar Act, colonial boycotts, the Quartering Act forcing colonists to house British soldiers, Samuel Adams leading the Sons of Liberty, the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, the 1770 Boston Massacre, Crispus Attucks, the Committees of Correspondence, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense.
A matching task connects the Stamp Act, Tea Act, Quartering Act, and Intolerable Acts to what each one did. Fourth graders finish able to trace how taxes and laws stacked up until colonists pushed back.
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American Revolution
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed molasses and sugar imported into the colonies.
2. Colonists organized boycotts to stop buying British goods as a form of protest.
3. The Quartering Act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
4. Samuel Adams was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
5. The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774.
6. The Boston Massacre of 1770 killed five colonists and increased anti-British feeling.
7. Crispus Attucks was one of the first people killed in the Boston Massacre.
8. The Committees of Correspondence helped colonies share news about British actions.
9. Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense" that urged independence.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Stamp Act
→ Taxed printed materials like newspapers
Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Tea Act
→ Gave one company control of tea trade
Punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party
Quartering Act
→ Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Taxed printed materials like newspapers
Intolerable Acts
→ Punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party
Gave one company control of tea trade
American Revolution
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed molasses and sugar imported into the colonies.
2) Colonists organized boycotts to stop buying British goods as a form of protest.
3) The Quartering Act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
4) Samuel Adams was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
5) The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774.
6) The Boston Massacre of 1770 killed five colonists and increased anti-British feeling.
7) Crispus Attucks was one of the first people killed in the Boston Massacre.
8) The Committees of Correspondence helped colonies share news about British actions.
9) Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense" that urged independence.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Stamp Act
→ Taxed printed materials like newspapers
Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Tea Act
→ Gave one company control of tea trade
Punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party
Quartering Act
→ Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Taxed printed materials like newspapers
Intolerable Acts
→ Punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party
Gave one company control of tea trade
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