Social Studies 3rd Period Review

A good deed is an action that helps others like when citizens buy a new fire truck for the fire department that needs one. A good deed means:

• A community having an event

• Living in a big community

• Doing something that harms the community

• Something that you do to help people

Clara Barton was called "The Angel of the Battlefield" during the American Civil War because she _

• Worked to help people who were blind

• helped to join public schools in the south

• volunteered by helping soldiers who were hurt

• helped her community overcome being split up

Many immigrants came to America in search of jobs and better homes for their families. Where did many of thesee immigrants settle?

• rural areas

• cities

• suburbs

• villages

On December 17, 1903, their invention flew. It stayed in the air for 12 seconds. They kept improving their design daily. Which of the following sentences could be added to the paragraph?

• Airplanes were used for warfare and travel.

• The first telephone improved communication.

• They invented the telegraph

• Lewis and Clark helped the Wright Brothers.

John Roebling came from Gemany to the United States in 1831. He built many bridges but he is est known for the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The bridge helped people travel in a shorter amount of time across the city.

Which detail is true from the excerpt above?

• The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1831.

• The Brooklyn Bridge is a well-known bridge in New York.

• The Brooklyn Bridge is the first bridge Roebling built.

• John Roebling came from the United States to Germany.

Some of the first immigrants were people from Spain, France, and England. They settled in the Southeast, the Northeast and even as far as north Canada.

Which sentence is a detail from the paragraph?

• Immigrants came to America from three countries.

• The nation included 13 different states in 1783.

• Immigrants came to America to start new lives.

• The 13 states were located in the east.

The word immigrant means:

• A person who works to gain freedom from someone

• A person who works in a big office building

• A person who moves to a different country

• A person who lives in a different part of America

People who move from country to country to settle in a different country are called immigrants. They started coming to North America hundreds of years ago to start new lives.

Which detail is true from the passage above?

• North America became a home to immigrants.

• People moved to North America to locate family.

• Immigrants moved to America to build railroads.

• Many immigrants moved from North America to Europe.

There are laws in our communities that we must follow everyday. Who makes these laws we must follow?

• firemen

• government officials

• police officers

• citizens

The U.S. Constitution is our nation's plan of government.

Some of these rights were part of the U.S. Constitution when it was first written.

Citizens of the United States have many different rights.

Which statement is a conclusion about the statements above?

• British citizens created the U.S. Constitution.

• The U.S. Constitution contains the laws that we follow.

• Citizens do not have many rights in the United Sates.

• The declaration of Independence is the same as the U.S. Constitution.