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Causes of the Revolutionary War - Literacy Activities
This section includes hundreds of literacy exercises concerning the causes of the Revolutionary War. Use the filters on the left side to isolate activities by grade level or format.
French and Indian War Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 423 Words; LEXILE: 1210
The Worst Rule Ever - Royal Proclamation of 1763
Description: This fun prompt requires students to relate to how the colonists must have felt after the passage of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, by writing about the worst rule they've ever had to follow.
Pontiac's Rebellion Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. ARTICLE LENGTH: 456 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Pontiac's Rebellion Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. ARTICLE LENGTH: 456 Words; LEXILE: 1010
The Case For and Against Taxes After the French and Indian War - Flip the Narrative Multiple Perspective Comprehension
Description: These Flipping the Narrative activities help students explore history by comparing two contrasting perspectives on the same event. Students read both passages, annotate key ideas, and examine how each side uses evidence to support its arguments. By toggling between viewpoints and answering deeper-level questions, learners build critical thinking skills and a richer understanding of historical complexity.
Stamp Act Vitriol - Causes of the Revolutionary War
Description: This activity illustrates the famous Emblem of the Effects of the Stamp and requires students to make their own “dreaded” stamp that could serve as a protest to homework.
Stamp Act Reading Comprehension
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 338 Words; LEXILE: 910 *New - if you need an easier version of the Stamp Act reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Stamp Act Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Stamp Act reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Stamp Act Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 338 Words; LEXILE: 910
Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 534 Words; LEXILE: 910 * New - if you need an easier version of the Boston Massacre reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Boston Massacre reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Massacre Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the Boston Massacre that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Boston Massacre Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Boston Massacre passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Boston Massacre Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Boston Massacre passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a Boston Massacre Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the Boston Massacre. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Boston Massacre narrative for reference.
Boston Massacre Activities Bundles - All of the Printable Activities on the Boston Massacre from mrnussbaum.com
Description: The package contains all of the printable Boston Massacre material on mrnussbaum.com
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 910
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 910
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Details Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Main Idea Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Seqeuncing Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Contextual Vocabulary Focus - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Behind the Scenes of the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 416 words; LEXILE = 1210
Behind the Scenes at the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Behind the Scenes at the Boston Tea Party reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Behind the Scenes of the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 416 words; LEXILE = 1210
Behind the Scenes of the Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension (Grades 2-4)
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension - Online (Grades 2-4)
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Boston Tea Party Paragraph Paramedics
Description: Find and correct the spelling, punctuation, and usage errors in the paragraph. Click on the error and then type in the correction. Immediate feedback is given.
Boston Tea Party Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Boston Tea Party passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a Boston Tea Party Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the Boston Tea Party. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Boston Tea Party narrative for reference.
Unfair Punishments - A Boston Tea Party Writing Prompt
Description: This writing prompts requires students to relate to the unfair punishments issued to the American colonists after the Boston Tea Party by detailing the most unfair punishment they've ever experienced, and the reasons why they were punished.
The Case For and Against the Intolerable Acts - Flip the Narrative Multiple Perspective Comprehension
Description: These Flipping the Narrative activities help students explore history by comparing two contrasting perspectives on the same event. Students read both passages, annotate key ideas, and examine how each side uses evidence to support its arguments. By toggling between viewpoints and answering deeper-level questions, learners build critical thinking skills and a richer understanding of historical complexity.
Boston Tea Party Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Boston Massacre passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
Boston Tea Party Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the Boston Tea Party that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Boston Tea Party Activities Bundles - All of the Printable Activities on the Boston Tea Party from mrnussbaum.com
Description: This packet contains all of the printable activities on the Boston Tea Party on MrNussbaum.com
Boston Tea Party Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Boston Tea Party United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page
Description: This is a coloring page featuring the 200th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party United States Coloring Page
Continental Congress Reading Comprehension
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. *New - if you need an easier version of the Continental Congress reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".
Continental Congress Reading Comprehension Printable - Easier
Description: This is a simpler version of the Continental Congress reading comprehension exercise. Lexile: 800
Continental Congress Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This Revolutionary War/American Revolution resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Patrick Henry's - Give me Liberty or Give me Death - Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 305 Words; LEXILE: 1210
First and Second Continental Congress Point Presentation
Description: This 14-slide power point presentation explains all about the First and Second Continental Congresses. Perfect for American Revolution learning.
Second Continental Congress Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Thomas Paine Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
Thomas Paine Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Thomas Paine's The Crisis - Primary Source Super Comprehension
Description: These primary source comprehension activities guide students through close reading of authentic historical texts. By working across three skill-focused tabs—Main Idea; Details, Inference, and Contextual Vocabulary—students develop a deeper understanding of the passages and strengthen essential literacy skills. The interactive tools and structured layout help readers analyze, annotate, and interpret the text with clarity and confidence.
Thomas Paine Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
These are the Times That Try Men Souls - Figurative/Literal Language
Description: This activity challenges students to explore the figurative vs literal language from Thomas Paine's The Crisis and to ultimately illustrate two versions of the "summer soldier" and "sunshine patriot."
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