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American Revolution Review
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A review of the 4th grade GPS Social Studies standards on the American Revolution.
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1
Where did Baron von Steubon go to train the Patriot army during the cold winter months?
Trenton
Saratoga
Boston
Valley Forge
2
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the war?
The Patriots proved they could fight to other countries.
The British general was killed.
The British killed a lot of Patriots.
The Patriots killed a lot of Redcoats.
3
Who alerted the minutemen that, "The Redcoats are coming!"
Paul Revere
Sam Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Georgia Washington
4
Who was a person that supported the American cause for independence from England?
Loyalist
Representation
Patriot
Minuteman
5
The _________________ was when delegates from the 12 colonies came together to make decisions.
Sons of Liberty
First Continental Congress
US Congress
Federalist Constitution
6
The result of the French and Indian War was...
Britain began to tax the colonist to pay for the war
Florida was now controlled by Canada
Balboa and Cartier claimed land for their countries
Columbus discovered America
7
Which battle led to General Cornwallis surrendering and ending the war?
Saratoga
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
8
No taxation without representation means...
The colonists wanted to have a say in making laws.
The colonist did not want any taxes on merchandise.
We must be taxed to be successful.
The colonists wanted to have a Parliament in the colonies.
9
What is freedom from the control of others?
Patriot
Representation
Freedom
Taxation
10
What is a large and sudden change in the government and people's lives?
Independence
Representation
Taxation
Revolution
11
When a group of people who are not able to defend themselves is killed, it is called a...
Independence
Taxation
Revolution
Massacre
12
Another word for freedom is...
Liberty
Revolution
Representation
Independence
13
What fact is not true about Valley Forge?
A place where the Continental Army suffered.
An area outside of PA where the Patriots spent the winter.
A place where Washington begged and pleaded for supplies.
A place where Washington and his army gave up and went home.
14
The French and Indian War was between the ________ and the ___________.
the French and the Spanish
the British and the American Indians
French and American Indians
the French and the British
15
In this battle, Washington crossed the Delaware River and defeated the Hessians.
Saratgoa
Trenton
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
16
What phrase did the colonist use to explain the unfair idea the colonist were fighting against?
Down with the King!
No taxation without representation!
We should have life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Give me liberty or give me death!
17
What act caused the colonist to state, "No taxation without representation!"
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
18
Why was the French and Indian War fought?
To drive the Spanish from Florida
To gain control of Mississippi for France
To drive the French off of American Indian land
To gain control of the Ohio River Valley
19
A colonial soldier who had to be ready at a moment's notice was a called a...
Loyalist
Patriot
Liberty
Minuteman
20
What caused the Americans to lose the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They ran out of ammunition.
Too many left the army.
They were poorly trained.
The British were better.
21
Who was a person that supported England and King George III?
Liberty
Loyalist
Minuteman
Patriot
22
He started the Committee of Correspondence/Sons of Liberty and wrote about the Boston Massacre?
Ben Franklin
Sam Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
23
"The shot heard round the world" refers to what battle?
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Boston Massacre
24
Who was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
25
"The British are coming!" was the cry heard during the first battle of the war called the...
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Yorktown
26
The people who boarded ships in the Boston Harbor dressed as Mohawk Indians to dump tea are
The Sons of Liberty
The Redcoats
The Loyalists
The Patriots
27
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that supported American Independence?
Common Defense
Freedom for the Colonists
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
28
The Declaration of Independence was a...
Document written by Jefferson stating the colonies were free
Document defining property rights.
Document written by Parliament against the colonies.
Law telling colonist to obey or be thrown out of Britain.
29
What battle was fought on a hill? ("Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!")
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
30
The Boston Tea Party was...
Led by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty
When 45 tons of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor
All of the above
The beginning of the colonists' rebellion against England
