American Revolution Reading Passages - 5 Texts + Questions & Key

Five original nonfiction reading passages on the causes, course, and outcome of the American Revolution, each with comprehension questions and a full answer key. Print and go, or assign one passage at a time. Built for middle school (grades 6-8) and aligned to the reading standards below.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

- 5 nonfiction passages: The Road to Revolution / Declaring Independence / The War for Independence / The People of the Revolution / Building a New Nation

- 8 questions per passage (40 total): recall, main idea, vocabulary in context, cite-the-evidence, and inference

- Combined answer key for every question

- A standards page listing the exact codes covered

- US Letter, print-friendly, low-ink, no filled backgrounds

GREAT FOR

- Sub plans, stations, homework, or review during the 250th-anniversary year

- Pairing with a documentary unit (Ken Burns The American Revolution / The American Experiment)

STANDARDS

- CCSS: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4

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TERMS OF USE

- For single-classroom / single-teacher use. Do not redistribute or post publicly.

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