Week 20 Social Studies Weekly Third Grade

Why did the builders choose to build Raleigh in it's location? (Raleigh: Home of Three Governments)

• it already had railroads running through it

• it was in the middle of the state

• it was in the mountains

• it was away from the coast where it could flood

Mark ALL the agencies that keep Raleigh running smoothly (choose 3). (Raleigh: Home of Three Governments)

• Raleigh City Council

• Wake County Board

• U.S. Senate

• North Carolina General Assembly

What had Joel Lane already built in his small town of Bloomsbury? (choose 3) (Raleigh: Home of Three Governments)

• church

• jail

• park

• courthouse

Mark ALL the things that William Christmas planned in the city of Raleigh. (choose 3) (Raleigh: Home of Three Governments)

• the governor’s mansion

• public squares

• a grid of roads

• Union Square

Mark ALL the things that Walter Raleigh did in his life. (choose 3) (Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?)

• went to college

• traveled to the New World

• wrote books and poems

• played piano

Mark ALL the people who helped Andrew Johnson learn to read and write. (Choose 2) (Andrew Johnson: From Poverty to President)

• his parents

• his teachers

• his wife

• his customers

What did William Christmas put in the middle of Raleigh? (Raleigh: Home of Three Governments)

• a church

• a jail

• a courthouse

• houses

Who originally owned the land on which Raleigh is built? (This Land Will Be Our Capital City)

• Walter Raleigh

• Andrew Johnson

• William Christmas

• Joel Lane

Why was William Christopher important in building Raleigh? (Raleigh: Home of Three Governments)

• planned the city

• city named for him

• owned the land

Why was Walter Raleigh important in building Raleigh? (Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?)

• planned the city

• owned the land

• city named for him