4th Grade Social Studies for SLTs

Which of the following areas in not a part of the Midwest region?

• Great Lakes
• Mississippi River
• Canadian border
• Rocky Mountains

The rich, fertile soil and warm, moist climate in the South led to production of what two major cash  crops in the region?

• cotton and tobacco
• cranberries and wheat
• potatoes and blueberries
• barley and oats

Which government leader is elected only by local voters?

• a legislator
• a governor
• the President
• a mayor

Which of the following continents is only located in the Southern Hemisphere?

• North America
• Australia
• Asia
• Europe

How can a community increase the number of people who vote in elections?

• set up a food drive
• donate money to a local homeless shelter
• create advertisements on television
• organize people to help clean up tires out of a local river

Ms. Flores lives in a small town. She wants to become a more involved citizen. Which of the  following is the best way she can do this?

• by planting more flowers in her yard
• by running for a position on the local council
• by getting a new dog from an animal shelter
• by reading the local newspaper

Which choice best explains why people chose to travel to new and unclaimed territories in the  1700s?

• to access stores and resources
• to claim more land for Great Britain
• to access more land and job opportunities
• to visit friends and family living in the area

Before Alaska and Hawaii were granted statehood, how many stars were on the American flag?

• 49
• 48
• 50
• 52

Hernando De Soto is credited with which of the following?

• being the first explorer to circumnavigate the Earth
• being the first European explorer to travel to the Gulf of Mexico
• being the first explorer to chart the western United States
• being the first European explorer to cross the Mississippi River

Which U.S. President issued the  Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863?

• James Madison
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln