Social Studies DA Review

Which of these is not a reason why some people come together to form a community?

• security and laws
• to get in arguments
• material well being
• religious freedom

The laws in a community are made by...

• schools
• students
• city council
• fireman

Which of the following helped write the TEXAS Declaration of Independence?

• C.T. Eddins
• Mr.  Lauper
• Benjamin Franklin
• Collin McKinney

A century has ________ years.

• 100
• 10
• 5
• 2

Look at this time line.  Which statement below is true? 

• The timeline is arranged in decades.
• The timeline is arranged in centuries. 
• The timeline is arranged by years.
• None of the above

Communities meet their needs for recreation (fun and relaxation)  by.....

• building schools
• building churches
• electing leaders
• reserving land for parks and playing fields

People who like to go on boats, move to a community that is....

• close to the desert
• close to a beach
• close to the mountains
• cold climate

In which decade did Benjamin Franklin move to London?

• 1700-1710
• 1720-1730
• 1740-1750
• 1790-1800

About how many decades passed from the time Benjamin Franklin was born to the time he began an apprenticeship at a printing shop?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

Transportation has changed over time.  Which one came first in our history?

• horseback
• ships
• automobiles
• airplanes