4th Grade Field Trip NJ State Museum & Barracks

The Barracks was originally built in 1758 to be . . .

• a place for Indians to live.

• winter quarters for French troops in the French & Indian War.

• winter quarters for British troops in the French & Indian War.

• George Washington's Family Home

During the Revolutionary War, which side used the Barracks?

• The Continental Army

• The British Army

• The Continental Army and the British Army

• The American Indians

What deadly disease was common during the Revolutionary War that soldiers had to get vaccinated for at the Barracks?

• Covid-19

• Smallpox

• Chickenpox

• Flu

What famous reenactment can anyone go see every year on December 26 at the Barracks?

• Battle of Princeton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Trenton

According to the timeline, how many years ago did humans begin to record history?

• 100 years ago

• 3500 years ago

• 500 years ago

• last year

According to the timeline, what era are we living in?

• Archaean Era

• Proterozoic Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

According to the timeline, how many years ago was there first life on earth? 

• 3.5 Billion years ago

• 3,500,000 years ago

• 3.5 years ago

• 3500 years ago

What is the name of the occupation that uses the tools in Picture B? 

• Geographer

• Paleontologist

• Zoologist

• Historian

Birds are dinosaurs that survived extinction.

• True

• False

What is the name of a carnivorous dinosaur that was found in NJ in 1866? 

• Tyrannosaurus rex

• Alligator

• Stegosaurus

• Dryptosaurus