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Boudicca's Revolt Against Rome

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 7-9

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Why did Boudicca revolt against the Romans?
- The Romans invited her to rule Rome
- The Romans took her family's land and treated her and her daughters cruelly
- The Romans gave the Iceni too much gold
Who was Boudicca?
- The queen of the Iceni tribe in Britain
- A Roman general sent to conquer Britain
- A Roman senator who ruled from Rome
Which town did Boudicca's army burn during the revolt?
- Athens
- Rome
- Colchester
Boudicca's army burned Colchester, London, and St Albans. How many Roman towns is that in total?
Answer: ______________
Boudicca's revolt drove the Romans completely out of Britain forever.
Circle one: True False
Why do people remember Boudicca today?
- As a symbol of resistance against a powerful empire
- As the founder of the Roman empire
- As a Roman tax collector
Why do people still tell Boudicca's story almost 2,000 years later?
- She built the city of Rome
- She became the first Roman emperor
- She showed that even a smaller, outnumbered people could challenge a mighty empire
A classmate says Boudicca revolted because she wanted to become the ruler of Rome. What is wrong with that idea?
- Boudicca never actually led a revolt
- Boudicca was already a queen and fought to protect her people and land
- Boudicca was a Roman general, not a British queen

Answer key

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The Romans took her family's land and treated her and her daughters cruelly · The Romans broke their promises, seized Iceni land, and mistreated Boudicca's family, which pushed her to fight back.
The queen of the Iceni tribe in Britain · Boudicca ruled the Iceni, a British tribe, before she led her people in revolt against Rome.
Colchester · Boudicca's army burned Colchester, along with London and St Albans.
3 · Count each town once: Colchester, London, and St Albans make three towns.
False · The Romans eventually defeated Boudicca's army, even though her revolt caused serious damage at first.
As a symbol of resistance against a powerful empire · Boudicca stood up to Rome despite being outnumbered, so she is remembered for her courage and resistance.
She showed that even a smaller, outnumbered people could challenge a mighty empire · Boudicca is remembered because she dared to resist Rome's power, and her courage still inspires people today.
Boudicca was already a queen and fought to protect her people and land · Boudicca was already queen of the Iceni. She fought to defend her people and land from Roman mistreatment, not to rule Rome.