Worksheets4th Grade SS Review (Revolutionary War/ Government)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The colonists fought a war to win their freedom from England. they were upset about unfair taxes and not having a say in England's Parliament.
a)
Civil War
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
Battle of Cowpens
2.
After winning the French and Indian War, England began charging the colonists taxes to replace the money they spent helping the colonists fight France. Two of these were the _____and _____.
a)
Stamp Act and Townshend Acts
b)
Intolerable Act and Tea Act
3.
Tax on all paper goods
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
4.
Tax on all goods from England
a)
Stamp Acts
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Tea Act
5.
England repealed all taxes except for the tax on tea. This was the cause of the _________.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
French and Indian War
6.
The ___________dressed like Mohawk Indians and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor.
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
Sons of Confederacy
d)
Daughters of Confederacy
7.
England punished the colonists with the ______; they closed the Boston Harbor, enforced the Quartering Act (soldiers could live in your house), and replaced Boston's leaders with British officials.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Act
d)
Quartering Act
8.
This is the battle where the shot heard around the world was fired.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Charleston
d)
Cowpens
9.
This is the battle where colonists ran out of ammunition and were forced to retreat, but British lost many soldiers.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Charleston
d)
Cowpens
10.
This is the battle where Daniel Morgan's plan was for the militias to shoot 3 times then run and for the sharpshooters to take out the officers.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Charleston
d)
Cowpens
11.
This is the battle where the British got stuck on sandbars, colonists won but lost three years later because the British were better prepared.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Cowpens
d)
Charleston
12.
This battle is called the "turning point" of the war, France agreed to help us after we won this battle.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Cowpens
d)
Charleston
13.
This is the battle were we surrounded the British on all sides, France's Navy blocked the harbor, and it was the last major battle of the war.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Cowpens
d)
Charleston
14.
The _________was signed in France to end the Revolutionary War.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Bill of Rights
15.
The first plan of _________ did not work well. The founding fathers worked very hard to create the government that we still have today.
a)
war
b)
government
16.
The ________ created a weak national government with many problems in each state.
a)
war
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Bill of Rights
17.
The Constitution was created and it had ____ branches.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
It's main job is to make the laws.
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
19.
It's main job is to interpret the laws and make sure they follow the Constitution.
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
20.
It's main job is to enforce the laws and serve as commander of the military.
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
21.
The Congress (members of the House of Representatives and Senate) is in the ______Branch
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
22.
The president and his cabinet are in the _______ Branch.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
23.
The Supreme Court is in the _________ Branch.
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
24.
Each branch has powers over the other to ensure that no branch becomes more powerful than any other branch.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
government
c)
equality
d)
America
25.
The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution were added to make the anti-federalists happy; freedom of speech, religion and press, right to bear arms, no soldiers in your house, etc.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
Equality
26.
Who was George Washington?
a)
16th President
b)
1st President
c)
Author of "Common Sense"
d)
wrote the Declaration of Independence
27.
Who was John Adams?
a)
1st President
b)
2nd President
c)
took care of the soldiers at Valley Forge
d)
wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
28.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
a)
1st President
b)
2nd President
c)
wrote the Declaration of Independence
d)
wrote the Constitution and Bill of Rights
29.
Who was Martha Washington?
a)
She took care of the soldiers at Valley Forge
b)
She said "remember the ladies"
c)
She was Thomas Jefferson's wife
d)
She wrote the Declaration of Independence
30.
Who was Abigail Adams?
a)
She took care of the soldiers at Valley Forge
b)
She said "remember the ladies"
c)
She was George Washington's wife
d)
she wrote the Declaration of Independence
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