American Revolution Challenge Practice
| # | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economics is the study of how people use resources, make choices, buy things, and trade. |
| 2 | A good is something people can buy or use, like food, clothes, or tools. |
| 3 | A service is work people do for others, like teaching, farming, or delivering messages. |
| 4 | They needed many goods from Britain because the colonies did not make everything they needed. |
| 5 | Trade means giving one thing and getting another thing in return. |
| 6 | People have limited money and cannot buy everything they want. |
| 7 | A need is something people must have to live or stay safe, like food and water. |
| 8 | A want is something people would like to have but do not need to live. |
| 9 | Tea was important because many people liked to drink it and it was sold as a popular good. |
| 10 | A shortage can make it hard to get goods, so people may have less food, cloth, or tools. |
| 11 | It means they choose not to buy certain goods as a way to show disagreement. |
| 12 | Some colonists boycotted British goods because they did not want to support British rules and taxes. |
| 13 | A tax is money people must pay to the government. |
| 14 | Taxes can make goods cost more, so people may buy less of them. |
| 15 | They made their own cloth and candles because British goods were harder to get or they wanted to avoid buying British goods. |
| 16 | War can make trade harder because ships, roads, and ports may not be safe. |
| 17 | The farmer might grow extra food to sell or trade and to have enough for the family. |
| 18 | Some goods became more expensive because they were harder to get. |
| 19 | Examples include bread, soap, candles, or simple clothing. |
| 20 | Saving money helps people pay for important things when prices go up or supplies are limited. |
| 21 | They used more local resources and made more of their own goods instead of buying from Britain. |
| 22 | Merchants were affected because fewer ships could bring in or carry away goods. |
| 23 | They believed freedom and independence were more important than money. |
| 24 | A person can choose the more important want or the cheaper one. |
| 25 | Independence means making and trading more goods without depending so much on Britain. |
| 26 | Home production was important because it helped people get needed goods when imports were limited. |
| 27 | People could make uniforms, tools, paper, candles, or food for soldiers and neighbors. |
| 28 | People may have less bread, prices may rise, or they may need to travel farther to find flour. |
| 29 | They stopped buying British cloth to support the boycott and encourage American-made goods. |
| 30 | It helped communities become more self-reliant and keep needed goods available. |
| 31 | When war makes trade harder, goods can become scarce, and people may need more money to buy them. |
| 32 | A supply problem happens when there is not enough of a good for everyone who wants it. |
| 33 | They might reuse items to save money and make things last longer when goods were hard to get. |
| 34 | Many colonial women spun thread, wove cloth, made food, and helped manage household resources. |
| 35 | Salt was important because people used it to preserve food and make it last longer. |
| 36 | A blockade can stop ships from bringing in goods, which reduces trade and causes shortages. |
| 37 | Buying local goods helps local workers and keeps money in the community. |
| 38 | They needed to think carefully because war made some goods scarce and people had to use what they had wisely. |
| 39 | It changed everyday life by making goods harder to get and causing people to make more things at home. |
| 40 | Economic choices like boycotts, home production, and buying local goods helped colonists rely less on Britain and support independence. |