1) Choose the best answer.

The American colonists were under _____ rule.

British

French

Italian



2) Choose the best answer.

Why were the colonists upset with King George III?

The King wanted the colonists to return to Great Britain.

The King enslaved made all the colonists.

The King would not let the colonists help decide what was a fair tax.

The King freed all of the colonists.



3) Choose the best answer.

The _____ risked their lives to help the colonies become a free nation.

Founding Fathers

Spanish soldiers

Powhatan warriors



4)Number the events 1-4 in the order that they happened.
The colonists and British soldiers began fighting a war.
King George III sent soldiers to the colonies.
A costly tax made life hard for the colonists.
The Founding Fathers helped the colonists form a new nation.



5) Drag and drop the vocabulary words to their definitions.

the right to live as one wishes

the way people worship God or gods

people living under their own rule in a country

a system by which a community, state, or nation is ruled

a sum of money paid to the government
Choices
tax
nation
government
freedom
religion

1 answer

  1. The American colonists were under British rule.

  2. The colonists were upset with King George III because The King would not let the colonists help decide what was a fair tax.

  3. The Founding Fathers risked their lives to help the colonies become a free nation.

  4. Number the events in the order that they happened:

  1. A costly tax made life hard for the colonists.
  2. King George III sent soldiers to the colonies.
  3. The colonists and British soldiers began fighting a war.
  4. The Founding Fathers helped the colonists form a new nation.
  1. Drag and drop the vocabulary words to their definitions.
  • the right to live as one wishes: freedom
  • the way people worship God or gods: religion
  • people living under their own rule in a country: nation
  • a system by which a community, state, or nation is ruled: government
  • a sum of money paid to the government: tax