4th Grade History Test 9

Question 1

a missionary to Oregon

Answer 1

Marcus Whitman

Question 2

the Texans’ leader in their fight for independence

Answer 2

Sam Houston

Question 3

a pioneer in Kentucky

Answer 3

Daniel Boone

Question 4

the author of our national anthem

Answer 4

Francis Scott Key

Question 5

President of the Confederate States

Answer 5

Jefferson Davis

Question 6

man who murdered President Lincoln

Answer 6

John Wilkes Booth

Question 7

inventor of the cotton gin

Answer 7

Eli Whitney

Question 8

President who believed the Union must be preserved

Answer 8

Abraham Lincoln

Question 9

George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 at ?

Answer 9

Valley Forge

Question 10

The place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans

Answer 10

the Alamo

Question 11

the place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War

Answer 11

Appomattox Court House

Question 12

the first battle of the War for Independence happened where

Answer 12

Lexington/Concord

Question 13

The place where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence

Answer 13

Yorktown

Question 14

the English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French and Indian War happened at ?

Answer 14

Quebec

Question 15

the general who led all Union forces during the Civil War

Answer 15

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 16

the general who led the Confederate army during the Civil war

Answer 16

Robert E. Lee

Question 17

the nickname given to Confederate soldiers

Answer 17

REbels

Question 18

the name of the Union ironclad ship

Answer 18

Monitor

Question 19

the name of the Confederate ironclad ship

Answer 19

Merrimac

Question 20

rode at night to warn of a British attack

Answer 20

Paul Revere

Question 21

secure the Northwest Territory for the U.S.

Answer 21

George Rogers Clark

Question 22

commanded the Continental army during the War for independence

Answer 22

George WAshington

Question 23

Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening

Answer 23

Jonathan Edwards

Question 24

was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 24

Thomas Jefferson

Question 25

the document signed July 4, 1776, that clearly stated that America was fighting to free herself from England

Answer 25

Declaration of Independence

Question 26

a government run by representatives of the people

Answer 26

republic

Question 27

doubled the size of the United States in 1803

Answer 27

Lousiana Purchase

Question 28

the first shots of the Civil War were fired at

Answer 28

Fort Sumter

Question 29

the first settlement in New France

Answer 29

Quebec

Question 30

added to the United States so that a railroad could be built

Answer 30

Gadsden purchase

Question 31

the battle that was the turning point of the Civil War

Answer 31

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 32

Did either America or Great Britain win the War of 1812?

Answer 32

NO

Question 33

After the Southern states withdrew from the Union, they used the name

Answer 33

Confederate States of America

Question 34

President Lincoln's announcement that the slaves had been freed

Answer 34

the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 35

became a great hero to the people of all thirteen colonies during the French and Indian War

Answer 35

George Washington

Question 36

Colonists who supported the War for Independence were called

Answer 36

patriots

Question 37

the first plan of government agreed upon by the United Sates

Answer 37

Articles of Confederation

Question 38

the document that replaced the first plan of government

Answer 38

Constitution

Question 39

What important section of writing was added to the Constitution stating the rights and freedoms of the American people?

Answer 39

Bill of Rights

Question 40

an inland body of water that is usually fresh

Answer 40

lake

Question 41

a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening

Answer 41

bay

Question 42

a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Answer 42

channel

Question 43

Why did many settlers move to California in 1849?

Answer 43

Gold was discovered in 1848, so many settlers moved to California in 1849 to find gold.

Question 44

What were two important results of the Civil War?

Answer 44

No state could leave the Union. | There would be no more slavery in the U.S.

Question 45

Know these locations on a map.

Answer 45

Mexican Cession Oregon Country Original Colonies