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Sequencing the events that led to the American Revolution
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American Revolution Worksheets
The causes of the American Revolution, the road to war, Patriots and Loyalists, the major events of the war, key people, and African Americans in the Revolution.
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Sequencing the events that led to the American Revolution
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View all 2 pagesCauses of the american revolution cut and paste timeline
Sequencing the events that led to the American Revolution
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View all 2 pagesCauses and effects of the american revolution worksheet
Explaining causes and effects of events before the American Revolution
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View all 2 pagesNo taxation without representation reading passage
Explaining why colonists objected to British taxes
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Choosing sides
View all 2 pagesPatriots and loyalists sort worksheet
Comparing the perspectives of Patriots and Loyalists
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View all 2 pagesAfrican americans in the american revolution reading
Describing the roles and choices of African Americans in the Revolution
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The War for Independence
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Sequencing the major events of the American Revolution
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Sequencing the major events of the American Revolution
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View all 2 pagesPeople of the american revolution matching worksheet
Identifying people of the American Revolution and their roles
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Words and review
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Using vocabulary about the American Revolution
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View all 2 pagesAmerican revolution quiz for 5th grade
Reviewing the causes, events and people of the American Revolution
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About these american revolution worksheets
After the French and Indian War, Britain taxed the colonies to pay its debts. Colonists had no representatives in Parliament, and anger grew through the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts. In 1775 fighting began at Lexington and Concord, and in 1783 Britain recognized the United States.
These American Revolution worksheets start with the causes of the American Revolution: a timeline, a put-it-in-order page and a cut and paste twin, cause and effect, and a reading on taxation without representation. Children compare Patriot and Loyalist points of view, sequence the war's events, match key people and read about African Americans who fought on both sides.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
C3 D2.His.1.3-5Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.C3 D2.His.14.3-5Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.C3 D2.His.4.3-5Explain why individuals and groups during the same historical period differed in their perspectives.C3 D2.His.3.3-5Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.
How to use them
- Read the causes timeline aloud, then try the cut and paste or lettered version.
- Hold a short debate: half the class Patriots, half Loyalists.
- Use the war timeline before the put-it-in-order page.
- Finish with the people matching page and the quiz.
Teaching tips
- Many colonists were neither Patriots nor Loyalists, as the note on the sort page explains.
- Enslaved people and Native nations often chose the side that seemed likelier to protect their freedom or land.
- Saratoga (1777) was the turning point because it convinced France to join the war.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
British taxes such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts passed without colonial representation, the Proclamation of 1763, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts, which together turned protest into war.
When did the American Revolution start and end?
Fighting began at Lexington and Concord in April 1775. The British surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, and the Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1783.
Did African Americans fight in the Revolution?
Yes, on both sides. Historians estimate that at least 5,000 served in the Continental forces, and thousands of enslaved people joined the British, who promised freedom.