Revolutionary War Cause-Effect

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Causes and Effects

1. What is a cause?

Something that happens as a result

Something that makes another thing happen

A type of war

A colonial protest

2. The colonists were angry about "taxation without representation." What does this mean?

They didn't want to pay any taxes

They wanted to vote on taxes but couldn't

They wanted more tea

They liked the British government

3. Which events helped lead to the Revolutionary War? (Check all that apply)

The Stamp Act

The Boston Tea Party

The Civil War

British taxes on the colonists

4. What was the effect of the Boston Tea Party?

The British gave the colonists free tea

The British passed even stricter laws

The colonists apologized

Nothing happened

✏️ Part 2: Cause and Effect Connections

5. Complete the cause and effect chain. Fill in the missing parts:

Cause: The British needed money after fighting expensive wars.

Effect/Cause: The British _________________________ the colonists.

Effect: The colonists became angry and started to _________________________.

6. Put these events in chronological order by writing 1, 2, 3, 4 in the boxes:

The Revolutionary War begins

The British pass the Stamp Act

The Boston Tea Party happens

The British pass stricter laws to punish the colonists

7. Explain one cause-and-effect relationship from the Revolutionary War period. Use complete sentences.

8. How do you think understanding causes and effects helps us learn about history?

🎨 Part 3: Create Your Own Flow Chart

9. In the box below, draw a simple cause-and-effect flow chart showing how one event led to another during the Revolutionary War period. Use arrows and simple pictures or words.

10. Write one sentence explaining your flow chart:

My flow chart shows that ________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________.

Revolutionary War Cause-Effect

Revolutionary War Cause-Effect

📚 Part 1: Understanding Causes and Effects

✏️ Part 2: Cause and Effect Connections

🎨 Part 3: Create Your Own Flow Chart

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