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Gr 4 History Ch 10
Gr 4 History Ch 10 Chapter Checkup Questions
Question | Answer |
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What king of England angered the colonists by taking away their rights as Englishmen? | King George III |
What law that added to the cost of newspapers, documents, etc., was thought unfair by the colonists? | the Stamp Act |
What is a tax? | money that people pay to help run the government |
What is a representative? | a person chosen by the people to make decisions for them |
What is a massacre? | the cruel killing of many people at one time |
How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre? | five |
Who was Crispus Attucks? | a black patriot killed in the Boston Massacre |
How did the colonists respond when King George III tried to force them to accept British tea? | They smashed open the chests and threw them into Boston Harbor. |
What event called when colonists smashed open the chests of British tea and threw them into Boston Harbor? | the Boston Tea Party |
Name the group of representatives who met to decide what to do about England's unfair treatment of the colonies. | Continental Congress |
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? | Patrick Henry |
What were the colonists who wanted to be free from England's rule called? | patriots |
What were the colonists who remained loyal to England called? | Loyalists or Tories |
Name the soldiers who said they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice. | Minutemen |
What did Paul Revere and William Dawes do? | rode across the countryside to warn of a British attack |
What happened at Lexington and Concord? | the 1st battle of the War for Independence took place |
What is a trench? | a hole or ditch dug in the ground to protect soldiers from gunfire |
Name the commander of the American army during the War for Independence | George Washington |
During which battle did the colonists show the British that the Americans would not be easy to defeat? | the Battle of Bunker Hill |
What important fort did Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" capture? | Fort Ticonderoga |
Who were the Hessians? | German soldiers who fought for England |
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July 4, 1776 |
Near what city did Washington and his men cross an icy river to surprise the Hessians at Christmastime? | Trenton |
On what day did George Washington present the new American flag to Congress? | June 14, 1777 (Flag Day) |
What is often called the turning point of the War for Independence? | the Battle of Saratoga |
Where did General Washington's army spend the harsh winter of 1777-1788? | Valley Forge |
Whose bold adventures captured British forts in the Northwest Territory for America? | George Rogers Clark |
What Scotsman was determined to help the American Navy be successful? | John Paul Jones |
What was the name of John Paul Jones's ship? | Bonhomme Richard |
In John Paul Jones's most famous victory, what ship did Jones capture? | Serapis |
Which general led the British army near the end of the war and eventually surrendered to Washington? | General Lord Cornwallis |
When the war shifted to the Southern Colonies, who was sent to lead the American forces? | Nathanael Greene |
What treaty ended the War for Independence? | the Treaty of Paris |