American History Arithmetic
(Check Your Work; You must show your work)
Paul Revere’s famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April
19, 1775, when he was instructed to ride 180 miles from Boston to Lexington
to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British
Army, which was beginning a march from Boston to Lexington.
If Revere’s horse could move as fast as 60 miles per hour, how long would it
take Revere to get from Boston to Lexington? _______3 hours_________
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Colonial Shopping List
Paper= 2.00
Glass= 2.00
Tea= 3.00
Sugar= 5.00
Total =______12.00_____________
After the Proclamation of 1763, King
George began to collect taxes on
everyday items to make money to pay
for the French and Indian War.
If each man holding a flag represents 1000 soldiers,
calculate the number of soldiers in each army.
American Army:5000______ British Army:_8000
What is the Ratio of American Soldiers to British
Soldiers in simplest Form? _5/8_______
What conclusion can you draw about the sizes of these
armies? Write the answer in your words
If King George placed a 10% tax on
all items in the colonies, what would
be the new prices for the items on
the Shopping List?
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Colonial Shopping List
Paper= ___2.20_____
Glass= ___2.20_____
Tea= ___3.30_____
Sugar= __5.50______
New Total:___13.20____________
I’m a
Loyalist! I
still love
Britain!!
I’m a Patriot!
America
should be
free!! Get Out
Redcoat
Wanna Be!
Suppose that 20% of the American colonies population were Loyalist, colonists who
remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution and there were a total of 2,500,000
Million Americans:
How many colonist were Loyalists? ____500,000_______________________
What percent of colonists were Patriots? ____80%___________________
How many Patriots were there?______2,000,000_________________________
Samuel Adams is playing a major protest in the city of Boston. He needs to know the
area of Boston in order to plan his big event. Can you determine the Area of
Boston?
(Formula for Area = Length * Width)
500 Square Feet
30
Square
Feet
Area of Boston =__1,500____