Social Studies Unit 5 Test

American Indians were the first people who lived in North America.

• True

• False

What is a Powwow?

• a meeting of American Indian leaders

• a school for American Indian children

• a festival where American Indians sing, dance, and tell stories

• a place where American Indians live

Which is NOT the name of an American Indian group you read about?

• Cheyenne

• Hopi

• Seminole

• Islanders

Christopher Columbus was a president.

• True

• False

What were the names of the 3 ships Columbus and his crew sailed on?

• the Nina, the Pinta, and the Ava Maria

• the Nuna, the Pinata, and the Ava Maria

• the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

• the Nuna, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

Christopher Columbus found a shorter way to reach faraway lands.

• True

• False

What happened first?

• The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.

• The Constitution was written and signed.

• Colonists founded Jamestown.

• The American Revolutionary War began.

What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

• They became government leaders in the new settlements.

• They began to live in the settlements with the colonists.

• They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

• They traveled to England and started their own colonies.

Colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain. What was one of their reasons?

• They wanted to choose their own leaders.

• They wanted to establish more settlements.

• They wanted to end slavery in the colonies.

• They wanted to trade goods with France.

Why was President Lincoln against Slavery?

• because a little girl wrote him a letter

• because he thought the south was making too much money

• because he was the leader of the Underground Railroad

• because he thought that all people should be free