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Colonies, Revolution, and Independence Practice

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Colonies, Revolution, and Independence Practice
Grade 5 Social Studies LearnCrux.com
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Directions
  • Fill in each blank carefully.
  • Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
  • Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. A place controlled by another country is a __.
2. Money collected by a government is a __.
3. Freedom to govern oneself is __.
4. Why did many colonists protest taxes?
5. A person who speaks or acts for others is a __.
6. Why did conflict grow between Britain and the colonies?
7. Which sentence is true?
8. The colonies wanted more self-__.
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. colony
2. tax
3. independence
4. They believed they lacked representation
5. representative
6. because of taxes and control
7. Representation was an important issue in colonial protests.
8. government

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