Free Sample Workbook · History & Social Studies
Free 8th grade history worksheets, with the lesson and the answer key
One full topic — The road to the American Revolution — as a printable PDF. No payment.

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The topic inside: The road to the American Revolution
Explain the multiple causes, from the French and Indian War to new taxes and protests, that led to the Revolution
Key words
- French and Indian War — The 1754 to 1763 war between Britain and France, with Native allies on both sides, for control of North America
- Proclamation of 1763 — A British order forbidding colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
- Stamp Act — A 1765 British tax on printed papers in the colonies
- boycott — Refusing to buy goods as a form of protest
- Loyalist — A colonist who stayed loyal to Britain
- Patriot — A colonist who supported independence
What you need at home: Paper and pencil; Index cards; A map of the thirteen colonies and North America in 1763.
What is in the PDF
- Quick Check — 10 questionsBefore you teach. It shows what the student already knows.
- Learn ItThe lesson you teach from: key words, step-by-step teaching with lines to read aloud, 2 worked examples and 2 common mistakes to watch for.
- We Do It Together — 10 questionsWorked side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
- You Try — 10 questionsThe student works alone.
- Answer KeyEvery question, its answer and a short explanation.
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8 topics, 960 questions and 214 printed pages, with the answer key included. $19.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.
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One PDF of 19 pages (0.6 MB): the The road to the American Revolution topic in full — 30 questions across three sets, the lesson to teach from, and the answer key.
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The road to the American Revolution is the first of 8 topics in 8th grade History & Social Studies. The full workbook has 960 questions over 214 printed pages, with the answer key.
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