Colonial America Study Guide – 4th Grade

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a place ruled by another country.

• Colony

• Republic

• Continent

• City

Fill in the blank: The ______ was a tax on paper goods (like newspapers and playing cards) placed on colonists by Britain.

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

Fill in the blank: The ______ was a protest where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to oppose British taxes.

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act Congress

Fill in the blank: The ______ were laws passed by Britain to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Navigation Acts

Fill in the blank: "No taxation without ______!" was a protest slogan used by colonists who were angry about being taxed without having a voice in British Parliament.

• representation

• permission

• revolution

• justice

Why did many people come to the colonies?

• To find gold

• For religious freedom and the chance to own land

• To escape war

• To become kings and queens

What happened during the Stamp Act?

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

• Taxed paper goods

• Closed Boston Harbor

• Turning point in the American Revolution

What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?

• A) Colonists protested 'no taxation without representation'

• B) Britain punished them with the Intolerable Acts

• C) Made colonists angrier and united them

• D) Convinced other countries to help the colonies

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

• Taxed paper goods

• Closed Boston Harbor and punished colonists

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

• Turning point in the American Revolution

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

• A) Colonists protested 'no taxation without representation'

• B) Britain punished them with the Intolerable Acts

• C) Made colonists angrier and united them

• D) Convinced other countries to help the colonies