4th Grade History Test 6 Flashcards
stitched the first American flag with stars and stripes
Betsy Ross
the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
a brave American spy who was killed by the British
Nathan Hale
a famous American silversmith and patriot
Paul Revere
captured Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
captured three forts on the frontier and secured the Northwest Territory for America
George Rogers Clark
a black patriot killed at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
the leader of the British army who surrendered to George Washington at the end of the war
General Cornwallis
Congress chose him to be the supreme commander of the American troops
George Washington
the king of England during the time of the American War for Independence
George III
Where were the Hessians defeated on Christmas?
Trenton
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Saratoga
Where did the Continental Army spend a hard winter?
Valley Forge
Where did Americans prove they were hard to beat?
Bunker Hill
Where did the British to surrender to the Americans?
Yorktown
Where was the first battle of the war?
Lexington and Concord
Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
Patrick Henry
Who said, “I have not yet begun to fight”?
John Paul Jones
Who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”?
Nathan Hale
Who said, “The British are coming! The British are coming!”?
Paul Revere
Who said, “We have, therefore, no resolve to conquer or to die”?
George Washington
American colonists who remained loyal to the king of England
Tories
American colonists who wanted independence from England
patriots
The German soldiers hired by the king to fight the Americans
Hessians
The men prepared to fight at a minutes noticed
minutemen
American colonists sometimes called the British soldiers “redcoats” or ____
lobster-backs
a part of an ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay
gulf
where a river flows into a larger body of water
mouth
a large area of salt water smaller than an ocean and party or completely enclosed by land
sea
an inland body of water that is usually fresh
lake
land deposited at the mouth of a river
delta
a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
channel
where a river begins
source
In good sentences, describe the Stamp Act.
All newspapers, marriage certificates, and other documents bought by the colonists had to have a seal or stamp on them. Each stamp or seal was a tax the colonists had to pay.
Describe the Declaration of Independence in good sentences.
This document clearly stated for the world the reasons why the American colonists wanted their independence. It was signed on July 4, 1776. Riders rushed copies to each of the thirteen colonies. In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell was run to call the people together.
Describe the Boston Tea Party in good sentences.
British taxes had all been removed except the tax on tea. In Boston, colonists (dressed as Indians) boarded British ships and dumped the tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea.
