Colonial America Quiz 4th Grade

Protest against new tea taxes where Sons of Liberty threw tea into the harbor, leading to the closure of Boston Harbor.

• King George III

• Benedict Arnold

• John Adams

• Boston Tea Party

Imposed taxes on colonists for stamped paper goods, sparking the slogan 'no taxation without representation.'

• Declaration of Independence

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Stamp Act

Definition: The next best thing NOT chosen when a choice is made; Example: By boycotting British tea, colonists had to go without tea

• Opportunity Costs

• Benjamin Franklin

• Price Incentives

• Voluntary Exchange

Definition: Turning point of war because victory convinced France to join and support the Continental Army. Benedict Arnold becomes a traitor.

• Battle of Saratoga

• French and Indian War

• American Revolutionary War

• Boston Massacre

Winter encampment for Continental Army where they trained and worked on becoming more disciplined and skilled at fighting; Harsh winter caused many issues

• Black Regiments

• Paul Revere

• Valley Forge

• Patrick Henry

Engraver of the Boston Massacre image, participant in the Boston Tea Party

• Valley Forge

• Black Regiments

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

Military units of freed or promised freedom African Americans during the American Revolution, facing prejudice and inequality.

• Price Incentives

• Opportunity Costs

• Black Regiments

• Patrick Henry

Commander of the Continental Army

• George Washington

• Daughters of Liberty

• King George III

• Thomas Jefferson

Document written by Thomas Jefferson, edited by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, declaring the colonies' independence from Great Britain.

• George Washington

• Stamp Act

• Declaration of Independence

• American Revolutionary War

King of Great Britain during the American Revolution, associated with imposing new taxes and facing colonial resistance.

• King George III

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Daughters of Liberty

• Benedict Arnold