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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 12

The American Revolution

From the French and Indian War to independence

What your child practices

The French and Indian War and the protests that followed, key battles and people of the Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the Spanish capture of Mobile, and the treaties that set the new nation's borders.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 4.5; 4.6 · the French and Indian War, the causes and key events of the American Revolution, events in Alabama, and the treaties that set US borders

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. After the French and Indian War, Britain taxed the colonies, and colonists protested.
  2. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. Loyalists stayed loyal to Britain.
  3. Spain captured Mobile from Britain during the war. Treaties set the new nation’s borders.

Example: Colonists who stayed loyal to Britain were called what? Patriots wanted independence. Those loyal to Britain had a name from “loyal.” Answer: Loyalists

The American Revolution in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 4 of 12 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Colonial Regions & Work and before Building a Government.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Pinckney's Treaty (1795) set the US–Spanish border at the 31st parallel, which today forms part of Alabama's border with…

    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Mississippi
    • Tennessee

  2. Question 2

    Where did the British army surrender in 1781?

    • Boston
    • Yorktown, Virginia
    • Philadelphia

  3. Question 3

    The Proclamation of 1763 tried to stop colonists from settling…

    • in Boston
    • near the Atlantic
    • west of the Appalachian Mountains

  4. Question 4

    The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was fought mainly between Britain and…

    • Spain
    • France
    • the United States
    • Mexico

  5. Question 5

    When France lost the French and Indian War, the French left Fort Toulouse and…

    • Spain built Huntsville
    • Alabama became a state
    • Britain claimed most of Alabama
    • the Creek Nation moved west

  6. Question 6

    The French and Indian War ended in…

    • 1763
    • 1776
    • 1492

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