Fifth Grade Social Studies Review

Who were Exodusters?

• Former slaves who moved to Nicodemus, Kansas. 
• Former slaves who wanted their own land. 
• Former slaves that were trying to escape the discrimination in the South. 
• All of the above. 

Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was to be an easy one because _______________. 

• he wanted to punish the North. 
• he wanted to reunite the Union as quickly as possible. 
• he believed the North was to blame for the Civil War. 
• None of the above

True or False: President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies influenced by the Radical Republicans made it much harder on the South.  

• True 
• False 

Which amendment set the slaves free? 

• 14th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 21st Amendment

Why did groups like the KKK form? 

• The KKK wanted to intimidate or scare the freed slaves from using their voting rights. 
• They wanted to start another civil war. 
• They wanted to show their support for the freed slaves and their newly found rights. 
• None of the above. 

True or false: The rivers and mountains made Westward Expansion an easy and safe journey. 

• True
• False

Which group of people were most impacted by the Westward Expansion? 

• Native Americans
• African Americans
• Europeans
• Protestants

Many buffalo were killed during the making and completion of what Westward Expansion project? 

• Homesteading
• Transcontinental Railroad

Which of the following are examples of the United States not keeping their promises to the Native Americans during the Westward Expansion? 

• The Lakota Sioux were forced off their land when gold was discovered. 
• The Nez Perce were forced onto a reservation in Oklahoma when they were promised land in Oregon. 
• The leader of the Apache, Geronimo was captured. 
• All of the above. 

How were the Native Americans affected by being forced to live on the reservation systems? 

• They flourished and assimilated to the new lifestyle. 
• They were able to continue their hunting and gathering lifestyles. 
• They were unable to provide for their families as they were forced to leave their way of doing things. 
• None of the above.