4th Grade Unit 2 Social Studies

Based on the map above, the Mississippi River runs along the eastern edge of which region?

• the Great Plains

• the Appalachians

• the Great Lakes

• the Colorado Plateau

If a person is in Atlanta, Georgia, in which direction would he or she need to travel to visit the Great Plains?

• east

• north

• south

• west

If a person is in Atlanta, Georgia, in which direction would he or she need to travel to visit the Gulf of Mexico?

• east

• north

• south

• west

Use the map showing illustrating four regions in the United States to answer any questions that follow. Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows. Through which regions does the Mississippi River flow?

• the Midwest and South

• the Northeast and Midwest

• the West and Midwest

• the South and Northeast

Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows. Which region is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico?

• the Midwest

• the Northeast

• the South

• the West

How did colonists protest unfair British rules before the start of the American Revolution?

• They attacked Britain's colonies in Canada.

• They destroyed British forts and warships.

• They refused to buy goods made in Britain.

• They sailed to Britain to vote in Parliament.

Answer explanation

Colonists protested British policies by boycotting British goods.

Which patriotic phrase was inspired by acts of Parliament in the 1750s and 1760s?

• "With freedom comes responsibility."

• "The time is always right to do what is right."

• "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

• “No taxation without representation.”

What led to the first meeting of the Sons of Liberty?

• the passage and enforcement of the Stamp Act

• the signing of the Declaration of Independence

• the Battles of Lexington and Concord

• the Boston Tea Party protest

Answer explanation

The Sons of Liberty formed and organized their first meeting in response to the passage and enforcement of the Stamp Act by British authorities in the colonies.

Which of the following BEST describes the events that led to the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists were forced to only buy tea from one company and taxed heavily for it.

• The British did not allow colonists to sell tea to France or other European powers.

• The British refused to sell tea to colonists because of shortages in Great Britain.

• Colonists decided to stop selling tea to the British because they were not paid fairly.

Use the timeline to answer the question. Which person or group was MOST responsible for the events on the timeline?

• the Loyalists

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

• the Sons of Liberty